龍

lóng

dragon; symbolic of emperor

How to write 龍, stroke by stroke

surname Long; Chinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon; (bound form) dinosaur

Pictographic: A dragon facing left and bending downwards

Made of 立 + 月

恐龍kǒng lóngdinosaur (头,只); (old) (slang) ugly person
龍蝦lóng xiālobster
龍捲風lóng juǎn fēngtornado; hurricane; twister; cyclone
龍舌蘭lóng shé lánagave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana; agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
水龍頭shuǐ lóng tóufaucet; tap
飛龍fēi lóngwyvern (type of dragon)
成龍chéng lóngto succeed in life; to become somebody
龍頭lóng tóufaucet; tap; bicycle handlebar; chief; boss (esp. of a gang); (referring to a company) leader; front-runner; figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龙船
小龍xiǎo lóngsnake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖)
烏龍wū lóngblack dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap; own goal (soccer); oolong (tea); (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
火龍huǒ lónga lantern or torchlight procession (resembling a fiery dragon)
變色龍biàn sè lóng(lit. and fig.) chameleon

龍是人幻想出來的生物。
lóng shì rén huàn xiǎng chū lái de shēng wù 。
The dragon is an imaginary creature.
龍是人幻想出來的動物。
lóng shì rén huàn xiǎng chū lái de dòng wù 。
A dragon is a creature of fancy.
他踢了一個烏龍球。
tā tī le yí gè wū lóng qiú 。
He scored an own goal.
他打開了浴缸裡的水龍頭。
tā dǎ kāi le yù gāng lǐ de shuǐ lóng tóu 。
He has the water running in the bathtub.
一條龍住在洞穴裡。
yì tiáo lóng zhù zài dòng xué lǐ 。
A dragon lives inside the cavern.