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Meaning of 龍

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(Simplified: 龙)HSK 5
Pinyin: lóng
English Definition: dragon; Classifiers: ; imperial; surname Long
Chinese Definition:
①传说中的一种长形、有鳞、有角的神异动物,能走,能飞,能游泳,能兴云作雨:龙舟。龙灯。龙宫。龙驹(骏马,喻才华出众的少年)。画龙点睛。龙蟠虎踞。
②古生物学中指一些巨大的有四肢有尾或兼有翼的爬虫:恐龙。
③封建时代用作皇帝的象征,或称关于皇帝的东西:龙颜。龙体。龙袍。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 16; Radical:
Pictographic:A dragon facing left and bending downwards
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • Above to below
      • [ ] to stand; to establish, to set up
      • [ yuè ] moon; month
Example Words
龍頭 lóng tóu faucet; water tap; bicycle handle bar; chief (esp. of gang); boss; decision maker; (market) leader (of companies); front end of mud-flow; figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龙船
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Example Sentences
1
Please remember to turn off the tap.
2
The old man loves to drink tea, especially Longjing tea.
3
The tap is running cold water, not hot water.
4
She particularly likes eating lobster and other seafood.
5
The dragon is one of the important symbols in Chinese culture.