Dong Chinese dictionary

lóng

dragon

Pictograph of a dragon curled up.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

lóng

dragon; symbolic of emperor; CL:條|条[tiáo]; imperial

Lóng

surname Long

Most common words with 龍

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 12 characters (0 verified)

Sources