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How To Say Dragon In Chinese?

Post by Swing on November 10, 2022, Category: Chinese Learning 
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The most common way to say dragon in Chinese

Dragon is a mystical animal in ancient Chinese legends. It has long body, scales, horns and feet, and it can walk, fly, swim, and it can control the rain and clouds. Later it is used to refer to an emperor or a metaphor for an extraordinary person. Dragon is translated into Chinese as [lóng].

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dragon-in-chinese

Chinese people regard dragon as their god. And they often call themselves 龙的传人 [lóng de chuán rén].
For example:

CharacterPinyinEnglish
我们都是龙的传人。wǒ men dōu shì lóng de chuán rén。We are all descendants of the dragon.
dragon-chinese
dragon-chinese

The basic information of dragon in Chinese

Dragon in Chinese: 龙
Dragon in pinyin: [lóng]
Tone: Second
Traditional Form: 龍
Stroke Count: 5
Usage: ★★★

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chinese-dragon

The glyph evolution of dragon in Chinese

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dragon-meaning-in-chinese

The glyph contrast of dragon in Chinese

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dragon-meaning-in-china

The order of strokes of dragon in Chinese

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dragon-chinese-culture

The calligraphy of dragon in Chinese

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dragon-in-chinese-language
  1. 龙王 [lóng wáng] – The Dragon King, who leads the water tribe and is in charge of rain and clouds in the ancient Chinese myths and legends.
chinese-dragon-king
chinese-dragon-king
  1. 水龙头 [shuǐ lóng tóu] – Faucet.
blue-chinese-dragon
blue-chinese-dragon
  1. 黑龙江 [hēi lóng jiāng] – A province in China.
  2. 龙卷风 [lóng juǎn fēng] – Tornado.
real-dragons-in-china
real-dragons-in-china
  1. 龙虾 [lóng xiā] – Lobster.
lobster
lobster
  1. 恐龙 [kǒng lóng] – Dinosaur.
dinosaur
dinosaur
  1. 沙龙 [shā lóng] – Salon.
  2. 马卡龙 [mǎ kǎ lóng] – Macaron.
macaron
macaron
  1. 龙舟 [lóng zhōu] – Dragon boat.
dragon-boat
dragon-boat
  1. 龙眼 [lóng yǎn] – Longan. A fruit in China.
white-dragon
white-dragon
  1. 龙袍 [lóng páo] – Dragon robe, clothes of ancient Chinese emperors, with dragon-shaped patterns.
dragon-in-traditional-chinese
dragon-in-traditional-chinese
  1. 龙门 [lóng mén] – Dragon Gate. A place in China.
  2. 接龙 [jiē lóng] – Games which are arranged one by one.
  3. 画龙点睛 [huà lóng diǎn jīng] – Make the finishing point.
real-dragon
real-dragon
  1. 来龙去脉 [lái lóng qù mài] – Cause and effect.
  2. 鱼龙混杂 [yú lóng hǔn zá] – Good and evil people mixed up.
chinese-dragon-legend
chinese-dragon-legend
  1. 龙潭虎穴 [lóng tán hǔ xué] – An extremely dangerous place.
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china-and-dragons

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