竜 (lóng) — (archaic variant) dragon
Definition
竜 (lóng) is an archaic variant of 龙 — used in old Chinese texts and still in Japanese for 'dragon'. At HSK 7 it appears as a historical/linguistic curiosity, not a modern everyday word.
noun
(archaic variant) dragon
Measure word · 条
Examples
- “”：竜。Zhè ge zì shì "lóng" de jiù xiě fǎ: lóng.This character is an old way of writing 'dragon'.
- 竜。Gǔ dài wén xiàn lǐ cháng chū xiàn lóng zhè ge zì.This character often appears in ancient texts.
- 竜。Rì běn rén yě yòng lóng biǎo shì lóng.Japanese people also use 竜 to mean dragon.
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