龙(lóng)

HSK 35 strokesTrad. 龍

surname Long

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Character information

Pinyin
lóng
Meaning
surname Long
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
龍

Origin & structure

Where 龙 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻尤丿

A dragon

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

尤yóu丿piě

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form 龍: A dragon facing left and bending downwards

How to write 龙 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 龙

Common words using 龙 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lái来lóng龙qù去mài脉
HSK 7-9

(lit.) the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)

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ní尼lóng龙
HSK 7-9

(loanword) nylon

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kǒng恐lóng龙
HSK 7-9

dinosaur (CL:头,只)

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shàng上lóng龙

pliosaurus

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chéng乘lóng龙

to ride the dragon; to die (of emperors and kings)

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jiǔ九lóng龙

Kowloon district of Hong Kong

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yī一tiáo条lóng龙

lit. one dragon

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qī七lóng龙zhū珠

Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 龙’s common words

来去脉尼恐上乘九

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