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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5 Writing 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 龙

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How to write 龙 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 龙

龙 stroke order diagram

3.

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4.

How to Use 龙

The dragon as a creature or its extensions

These words include the character 龙 as a reference to the mythical dragon or derived meanings.

恐龙 • kǒng lóng • Dinosaur • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 龙

水龙头 • shuǐ lóng tóu • stopcock; tap; faucet

HSK 6

shuǐ水

lóng

6.

Example Sentences

jīn今

wǎn晚

wǒ我

men们

chī吃

lóng龙

xiā

Information

Pinyinlóng

Meaningdragon

Strokes5

Radical龙

Traditional龍

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#1527

Zhuyinㄌㄨㄥˊ

UnicodeU+9F99

CangjieYSP

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kǒng恐

lóng龙

Dinosaur

龙头 • lóng tóu • leading position /faucet • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lóng龙

tóu头

leading position /faucet

画龙点睛 • huà lóng diǎn jīng • To dot the dragon's eyes / To add the finishing touch • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huà画

lóng龙

diǎn点

jīng睛

To dot the dragon's eyes / To add the finishing touch

龙

tóu头

stopcock; tap; faucet

沙龙 • shā lóng • salon / gathering

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shā沙

lóng龙

salon / gathering

跑龙套 • pǎo lóng tào • Play a minor role / Be an extra

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pǎo跑

lóng龙

tào套

Play a minor role / Be an extra

来龙去脉 • lái lóng qù mài • ins and outs / the details

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

mài脉

ins and outs / the details

虾

dà大

cān餐

。

Tonight we have a lobster feast.

chuán传

shuō说

zhōng中

yǒu有

yī一

tiáo条

fēi飞

lóng龙

zhù住

zài在

shān山

dǐng顶

。

Legend has it that a flying dragon lives on the mountaintop.

Zài在

Zhōng中

guó国

wén文

huà化

zhōng中

，

lóng龙

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

jí吉

xiáng祥

de的

dòng动

wù物

。

In Chinese culture, the dragon is an auspicious animal.

duān端

wǔ午

jié节

wǒ我

men们

qù去

kàn看

lóng龙

zhōu舟

bǐ比

sài赛

。

We go to watch the dragon boat race on Dragon Boat Festival

lóng龙

jǐng井

chá茶

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

zhù著

míng名

de的

lǜ绿

chá茶

。

Longjing tea is a famous Chinese green tea.

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Characters pronounced "long".

陇lǒngmountain located between Shanxi
咙lóngthroat
胧lóngdim moonlight; hazy, indistinct
聋lóngdeaf
窿lónghole, cavity, hollow
笼lóngcage; basket; container; to cover

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Characters with radical "龙".

龚gongsurname Gong

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