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lóng — “dragon”

How to write and say the Chinese character (lóng), which means dragon — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Animals.

Pinyin · 拼音 lóng
Meaning · 意思 dragon
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 (dragon)
Hear it · 听发音
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Stroke order笔顺

龙 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

A little picture: a dragon.

A common word常用词

kǒnglóng

dinosaur

Example sentence例句

guòniánlóngzhēnnao

Dragon dancing at New Year is such fun.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.