lóng
a gem cut like dragon
Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 龍 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 瓏
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
exquisite | ||
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) | ||
exquisite | ||
tinkling of gem-pendants | ||
exquisitely made |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3797th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 20 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+74CF |
Shuowen | “瓏，禱旱玉，龍文。从玉，从龍。龍亦聲。” |
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