龍
lóng
dragon; Kangxi radical 212
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 黿
- HSK
- —
- Tone
- 2
Simplified form: 龙
Stroke order
Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 龙, the simplified form of 龍. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.
Example sentences
我见过龙。
Wǒ jiàn guo lóng
I saw a dragon!
Shadow龙年结束了。
Lóng nián jié shù le
The year of the dragon has ended.
Shadow店前排起了长龙。
Diàn qián pái qǐ le cháng lóng
A long queue had formed in front of the shop.
Shadow水龙头在滴水。
Shuǐ lóng tóu zài dī shuǐ
The faucet is leaking.
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Words containing 龙
- 龙lóng 2dragon; imperial
- 水龙头shuǐ lóng tóu 3–2–2faucet; tap
- 沙龙shā lóng 1–2 salon (loanword)
- 恐龙kǒng lóng 3–2 dinosaur; (old) (slang) ugly person
- 来龙去脉lái lóng qù mài 2–2–4–4the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); (fig.) the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
- 尼龙ní lóng 2–2 nylon (loanword)
- 龙舟lóng zhōu 2–1 dragon boat; imperial boat
- 跑龙套pǎo lóng tào 3–2–4to play a small role
- 画龙点睛huà lóng diǎn jīng 4–2–3–1to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point