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  *龍* | 龍* | *龍
Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur
HSK 3
dinosaur (CL:頭|头,隻|只) / (old) (slang) ugly person
HSK 7-9
nylon (loanword)
HSK 7-9
salon (loanword)
HSK 7-9
dragon boat / imperial boat
HSK 7-9
lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) / fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
HSK 7-9
faucet / tap
HSK 7-9
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
HSK 7-9
to play a small role
HSK 7-9
(Tw) (slang) privileged people oblivious to the hardships of others; Taipei residents or urban dwellers who consider themselves superior to others (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 天竜人 "Tenryūjin", an arrogant, privileged group in the manga "One Piece")
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭 / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan
apatosaurus / former name: brontosaurus / also called 雷龍|雷龙
Longsheng various ethnic groups autonomous county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi
Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *龍* | 龍* | *龍
surname Long
Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
faucet; tap / bicycle handlebar / chief; boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader; front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船
Lulong county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛, Hebei
Kowloon district of Hong Kong
Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Panlong district of Kunming city 昆明市, Yunnan
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖)
black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon
Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
dragon and phoenix
game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语 is the first of the next
Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations
wyvern (type of dragon)
gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) / titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙) / (slang) big dick / schlong
Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan / Longquan, county-level city in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
oolong tea
hose / pipe / fire hose / (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)
longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:
to build up a sequence / a succession of things, each linked to the previous one
Tyrannosaurus spp. / esp. T. rex
lobster
palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin / Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市, Taiwan / Longjing tea (abbr. for 龍井茶|龙井茶)
Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
a lantern or torchlight procession (resembling a fiery dragon)
see 黑龍江省|黑龙江省 / Heilong River or Amur River, forming the border between northeast China and Russia
Longgang district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 / Wolong giant panda nature reserve 臥龍大熊貓保護區|卧龙大熊猫保护区 in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan / Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳, Henan
sleeping dragon / (fig.) a person of outstanding talent who lives in obscurity
styrofoam
Longshan culture / black pottery culture
(lit. and fig.) chameleon
outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing)
Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺 in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区 of Shenzhen, Guangdong
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana / agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
tornado / hurricane / twister / cyclone
legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
Heilongjiang Province, capital Harbin 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市 (abbr. to )
udon, a thick Japanese-style wheat-flour noodle
Huanglong county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安
lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
Bao Longtu, ”Bao of the Dragon Image”, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯 (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Longan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市, Henan
Xinlong county (Tibetan: nyag rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
apatosaurus / former name: brontosaurus
dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon
one that has achieved the way / emperor
to promote (to official position in former times)
Jackie Chan (1954-), kungfu film and Cantopop star
to succeed in life / to become somebody
cave / natural cavern (in limestone)
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
Longjiang county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
Longshan District of Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin / Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州
endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom) / heavy traffic
rough gentian / Japanese gentian (Gentiana scabra)
dragon dance
Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi
Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市, Zhejiang
Yunlong district of Xuzhou city 徐州市, Jiangsu / Yunlong county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
Longgang district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
dragon (as a decorative design)
dragon robe / emperor's court dress
Longgang district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk
dragon boat (used at 端午, the Dragon Boat Festival)
costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on
(Tw) (loanword) Teflon
Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) / fig. vigorous and lively
Tyrannosaurus rex
Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市, Fujian
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
coiled dragon
ichthyosaur
lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom) / fig. dangerous place; hostile territory
stegosaurus
emperor's body; emperor's physical condition

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