CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- long2
- English meanings
- dragon, dinosaur
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Overlapping structure
Overlapping arrangement: first part 尤; second part 丿.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
throat
field ridge; monopolize
gather; close
hole; cavity
cage; basket
deaf
hazy; dim
grand; prosperous
Example sentences
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- 01
lóng龙shì是Zhōngguó中国de的xiàngzhēng象征。
The dragon is a symbol of China.
- 02
He was born in the Year of the Dragon.
- 03
Flourishing calligraphy.
- 04
A dragon dance.
- 05
Happy Year of the Dragon.
- 06
shān山lǐ里yǒu有lóng龙de的chuánshuō传说。
There's a legend of a dragon in the mountain.
Related words
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- 画龙点睛
- 跑龙套
- 龙舟