龙
Chinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon; (bound form) dinosaur
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #127 U+9F99
How 龙 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A dragon
How to remember it
dragon · Heisig RSH #1474
犬 pooch + spoon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 龙 as their sound component
These characters all use 龙 (lóng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 龙 sound component | lóng | dragon; symbol of the emperor |
| 笼 | lóng | basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum |
| 宠 | chǒng | to love; to favor, to pamper, to spoil; concubine |
| 拢 | lǒng | to collect, to bring together |
| 聋 | lóng | deaf |
| 陇 | lǒng | a mountain located in the Shanxi provice |
| 垄 | lǒng | grave, mound; furrow, ridge |
| 珑 | lóng | the tinkling of jewelry |
| 泷 | lóng | raining; wet, soaked; rapids; a river in Guangdong |
| 胧 | lóng | blurry, obscured; the condition or appearance of the moon |
| 茏 | lóng | tall grass; water-weeds |
| 咙 | lóng | throat |
| 眬 | lóng | faint, fuzzy, blurry |
| 砻 | lóng | millstone; to grind, to mill |
| 垅 | lǒng | grave, mound; furrow, ridge |
| 栊 | lóng | cage, pen; grating |
Words containing 龙
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 龙山区 | Lóng shān Qū | Longshan, a district of Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市[Liao2 yuan2 Shi4], Jilin |
| 龙山县 | Lóng shān Xiàn | Longshan, a county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 T… |
| 水龙头 | shuǐ lóng tóu | faucet; tap |
| 天龙人 | Tiān lóng rén | (Tw) (slang) privileged people oblivious to the hardships of others; Taipei residents or u… |
| 马龙区 | Mǎ lóng Qū | Malong, a district of Qujing City 曲靖市[Qu3 jing4 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 天龙国 | Tiān lóng guó | (Tw) (slang) nickname for Taipei (implying that the residents are privileged, having acces… |
| 龙海区 | Lóng hǎi Qū | Longhai, a district of Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 龙山文化 | Lóng shān wén huà | Longshan culture; black pottery culture |
| 安龙县 | Ān lóng Xiàn | Anlong, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 xi1 n… |
| 车水马龙 | chē shuǐ mǎ lóng | endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom); heavy traffic |
| 龙安区 | Lóng ān Qū | Long'an, a district of Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan |
| 龙头老大 | lóng tóu lǎo dà | big boss; leader of a group; dominant (position) |
| 龙文区 | Lóng wén Qū | Longwen, a district of Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 马克龙 | Mǎ kè lóng | Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017 |
| 人龙 | rén lóng | a queue of people |
| 龙人 | Lóng rén | Dragon Man, the nickname of the individual whose fossilized cranium was discovered in Heil… |
| 龙口市 | Lóng kǒu Shì | Longkou, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong |
| 龙山 | Lóng shān | see 龍山縣|龙山县[Long2 shan1 Xian4]; see 龍山區|龙山区[Long2 shan1 Qu1] |
| 龙门县 | Lóng mén Xiàn | Longmen, a county in Huizhou City 惠州市[Hui4 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 水龙 | shuǐ lóng | hose; pipe; fire hose; (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens) |