龍 (lóng)

Dragon.

How 龍 is written

Strokes: 16
Traditional: 龍
Simplified: 龙

Common words using 龍

龍年 lóngnián: Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc.)
龍馬精神 lóngmǎjīngshén: old but still full of vitality (idiom)
亞龍灣 yàlóngwān: Yalong Bay in Sanya 三亞|三亚[San1 ya4], Hainan
倚天屠龍記 yǐtiāntúlóngjì: Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations
古龍 gǔlóng: Gu Long (Taiwanese writer)
天龍八部 tiānlóngbābù: Demigods, semidevils, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations
小龍 xiǎolóng: young dragon
恐龍 kǒnglóng: dinosaur; CL:頭|头[tou2]; (slang) ugly person
水龍頭 shuǐlóngtóu: faucet; tap
沙龍 shālóng: salon
火龍 huǒlóng: fiery dragon
火龍果 huǒlóngguǒ: red pitaya; dragon fruit; dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus)

龍 in a sentence

端午節要划龍舟。

Duānwǔjié yào huá lóngzhōu.

“We row dragon boats during the Dragon Boat Festival.”

How common is 龍?

龍 is the 695th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 82.7% of all running text.

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