Pictographic: A dragonRadical:

meaning for lóng:

  • - dragon
  • - Classifiers: 条
  • - imperialfaucet
  • - water tap
  • - bicycle handle bar
  • - chief (esp. of gang)
  • - boss
  • - decision maker
  • - (market) leader (of companies)
  • - front end of mud-flow
  • - figurehead on prow of dragon boat 龙船 Heilongjiang province (Heilungkiang) in northeast China, abbr. 黑 , capital Harbin 哈尔滨
  • - Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia
  • - Amur riversalon (loanword)dinosaur
  • - Classifiers: 头
  • - (slang) ugly personlit. one dragon
  • - integrated chain
  • - coordinated process

lóng
shì
zhōngguó中国
wénhuà文化
de
zhòngyào重要
biāozhì标志
zhīyī之一

The dragon is one of the important symbols in Chinese culture.


chuánshuōzhōng传说中
de
lóng
yǒu
chángchángde长长的
shēntǐ身体
fēnglì锋利
de
zhuǎzi爪子

The legendary dragon has a long body and sharp claws.