Definition
竜 (lóng) is an old variant of 龙 (dragon). It is rarely used in modern Chinese outside of historical contexts or as a Japanese kanji. You will almost never need to recognize it unless you read classical texts or encounter Japanese names.
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(archaic variant) dragon
Examples
- “”：竜。Zhège zì shì “lóng” de jiù xiěfǎ: #.This character is an old way of writing 'dragon'.
- 竜。Gǔdài wénxiàn lǐ cháng chūxiàn # zhège zì.This character often appears in ancient texts.
- 竜。Rìběn rén yě yòng # biǎoshì lóng.Japanese people also use 竜 to mean dragon.
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