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  *龍* | 龍* | *龍
Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur
HSK 3
dragon boat / imperial boat
HSK 7-9
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
Dragon King (mythology)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *龍* | 龍* | *龍
surname Long
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
Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
lobster
Longjiang county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
dragon and phoenix
Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan / Longquan, county-level city in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
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
longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:
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
"dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship)
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
Longshan culture / black pottery culture
outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing)
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana / agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
tornado / hurricane / twister / cyclone
Longan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市, Henan
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
dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon
to promote (to official position in former times)
cave / natural cavern (in limestone)
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
fine horse / brilliant young man
rough gentian / Japanese gentian (Gentiana scabra)
Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi
Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市, Zhejiang
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
dragon boat (used at 端午, the Dragon Boat Festival)
costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on
Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市, Fujian
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
place in Shanghai / (coll.) male homosexual
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom) / fig. dangerous place; hostile territory
emperor's body; emperor's physical condition
Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou
big boss / leader of a group / dominant (position)
fight between powerful contenders
flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
dragon lantern
Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
Longyan, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省
the Emperor's bed
dragon tree / Dracaena (botany)
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters / good and bad intermingled / It takes all sorts to make a world.
Longshan District of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin
decrepit / senile
lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom) / fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active
Longhu District of Shantou city 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
Longting district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市, Henan
Longling county in Baoshan 保山, Yunnan
Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line / Mt Longmen in Shandong / Mt Longmen in Henan
Longzhou county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi
Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong
asparagus / (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜
Longhu District of Shantou city 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
Longkou, county-level city in Yantai 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市, Fujian
Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong / Ryongchon, town in North Korea
the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) / auspicious / decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix
Longquan, county-level city in Lishui 麗水|丽水, Zhejiang
Longsheng various ethnic groups autonomous county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi
old but still full of vitality (idiom)
Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher
double column surface grinding machine
Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China)
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
military strategy and tactics / the imperial guard
Longzhou county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi
Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
Longling county in Baoshan 保山, Yunnan
Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou
Longting district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市, Henan
Longjiang county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
ambergris
lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor
Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市, Zhejiang
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
Longgang district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
to harvest hurriedly before rain comes

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