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竜 is an alternate form of the dragon.
Still pronounced the same in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
This particular Kanji is often associated as an imperial symbol as well as representing the mythical Asian dragon. You may have seen it on the chest or flag of the emperor in old Japanese and Chinese movies.
Note: I would rate this as a non-universal alternate form. The other dragon character is by far more common, and universally understood.
We strongly recommend if you are looking for the symbol of dragon.
Year of the Dragon / Zodiac Sign
龍 is the character for dragon in Chinese, old Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.
The dragon is a creature of myth and legend that dominates Chinese, Japanese, and even European folklore. In China, the dragon is the symbol of the Emperor, strength, and power, and the Chinese dragon is known as the god of water.
From the Chinese Zodiac, if you were born in the year of the Dragon, you . . .
Have a strong body and spirit.
Are full of energy.
Have vast goals.
Have a deep level of self-awareness.
Will do whatever you can to “save face.”
See also our Chinese Zodiac or Dragon Calligraphy pages.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your long2 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
竜 see styles |
lóng long2 lung ryou / ryo りょう |
More info & calligraphy: Dragon / Emperor Symbol(1) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); (2) naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; (surname, female given name) Ryō |
龍 龙 see styles |
lóng long2 lung riyou / riyo りよう |
More info & calligraphy: Dragon(out-dated kanji) (1) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); (2) naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; (personal name) Riyou A dragon, dragon-like, imperial; tr. for nāga, which means snake, serpent; also elephant, elephantine, serpent-like, etc., cf. 那. |
基隆 see styles |
jī lóng ji1 long2 chi lung kiirun / kirun キールン |
More info & calligraphy: Kieron(place-name) Keelung (province and city in Taiwan); Chilung; Jilong |
天龍 天龙 see styles |
tiān lóng tian1 long2 t`ien lung tien lung tenryuu / tenryu てんりゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Celestial Dragon / Tian LongDevas, including Brahma, Indra, and the devas, together with the nāgas. |
小龍 小龙 see styles |
xiǎo lóng xiao3 long2 hsiao lung |
More info & calligraphy: Little Dragon |
恐龍 恐龙 see styles |
kǒng lóng kong3 long2 k`ung lung kung lung kyouryuu / kyoryu きょうりゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Dinosaurdinosaur |
成龍 成龙 see styles |
chéng lóng cheng2 long2 ch`eng lung cheng lung jakkiichen / jakkichen ジャッキーチェン |
More info & calligraphy: Jackie Chan(person) Jackie Chan |
水龍 水龙 see styles |
shuǐ lóng shui3 long2 shui lung |
More info & calligraphy: Water Dragon |
火龍 火龙 see styles |
huǒ lóng huo3 long2 huo lung |
More info & calligraphy: Fire Dragon |
科隆 see styles |
kē lóng ke1 long2 k`o lung ko lung |
More info & calligraphy: Colombe |
興隆 兴隆 see styles |
xīng lóng xing1 long2 hsing lung kouryuu / koryu こうりゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Prosperous Business(n,vs,vi) rise; prosperity; (given name) Kōryū |
蒼龍 苍龙 see styles |
cāng lóng cang1 long2 ts`ang lung tsang lung souryuu / soryu そうりゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Blue Dragon(1) blue dragon; (2) Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); (3) (astron) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; (4) large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; (5) shape of an old pine tree; (given name) Souryū |
蛟龍 蛟龙 see styles |
jiāo lóng jiao1 long2 chiao lung kouryuu / koryu こうりゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Water Dragon / Rain Dragon(1) mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; (2) unfulfilled genius; dormant talent; (given name) Kōryū |
蟠龍 蟠龙 see styles |
pán lóng pan2 long2 p`an lung pan lung hanryou / hanryo はんりょう |
More info & calligraphy: Water Dragon / Coiled Dragoncoiled dragon; dragon coiled on the earth, which has not yet ascended to the sky |
靑龍 靑龙 see styles |
qīng lóng qing1 long2 ch`ing lung ching lung |
More info & calligraphy: Green Dragon / Blue Dragon |
馬龍 马龙 see styles |
mǎ lóng ma3 long2 ma lung |
More info & calligraphy: Maron |
黃龍 黄龙 see styles |
huáng lóng huang2 long2 huang lung Ōryū |
More info & calligraphy: Yellow DragonHuanglong |
龍神 龙神 see styles |
lóng shén long2 shen2 lung shen ryuujin / ryujin りゅうじん |
More info & calligraphy: Dragon SpiritA dragon-god, or spirit. |
龍鳳 龙凤 see styles |
lóng fèng long2 feng4 lung feng ryuuhou / ryuho りゅうほう |
More info & calligraphy: Dragon and Phoenix(given name) Ryūhou |
喀麥隆 喀麦隆 see styles |
kā mài lóng ka1 mai4 long2 k`a mai lung ka mai lung |
More info & calligraphy: Cameroon |
布隆迪 see styles |
bù lóng dí bu4 long2 di2 pu lung ti |
More info & calligraphy: Burundi |
李小龍 李小龙 see styles |
lǐ xiǎo lóng li3 xiao3 long2 li hsiao lung |
More info & calligraphy: Bruce Lee |
嚨 咙 see styles |
lóng long2 lung |
used in 喉嚨|喉咙[hou2long2] |
巃 see styles |
lóng long2 lung |
steep; precipitous (of mountain) |
曨 昽 see styles |
lóng long2 lung |
used in 曚曨|曚昽[meng2 long2] |
朧 胧 see styles |
lóng long2 lung oboro おぼろ |
used in 朦朧|朦胧[meng2long2] (adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) hazy; dim; faint; (2) (kana only) minced meat; minced fish; (surname, female given name) Oboro |
櫳 栊 see styles |
lóng long2 lung |
(literary) window; (literary) cage for animals |
滝 see styles |
lóng long2 lung hayase はやせ |
Japanese variant of 瀧|泷[long2] (1) waterfall; (2) (archaism) rapids; (female given name) Hayase |
瀧 泷 see styles |
lóng long2 lung tatsu たつ |
rapids; waterfall; torrential (rain) (out-dated kanji) (1) waterfall; (2) (archaism) rapids; (surname) Tatsu |
瓏 珑 see styles |
lóng long2 lung rou / ro ろう |
tinkling of gem-pendants (given name) Rou |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Dragon Emperor Symbol | 竜 | ryuu / tatsu ryu / tatsu | lóng / long2 / long | lung |
Dragon | 龍 龙 | ryuu / tatsu ryu / tatsu | lóng / long2 / long | lung |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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