龙

surname Long

龙 = 𠂇 + 匕 + 丶 : Lenny Lemur and a dragon are cutting little paper dragons out of petal leafs using scissors just inside the engine's kitchen. Until they are ready to cut the next petal leaf they keep the leaves in a ladle.

龙

龍

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

dragon / CL:條|条[tiao2] / imperial

龙 character breakdown

龙
- 丶
- 匕
  - 丿
  - 乚
- 𠂇
  - 一
  - 丿

丶

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).

匕

bǐ = bi + Ø3

dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon

匕 = 丿 + 乚 : Brunhilde plays a game inside the space station's living room (Ø3) using zero gravity: using a big ladle (mnemonic symbol for 匕) and a shovel (乚) as bats, she beats a banana (丿) back and forth.

𠂇

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𠂇 = 丿 + 一 : 𠂇 looks like a pair of scissors. Imagine a pair of scissors (𠂇) cutting open a banana (丿) to find a flute (一) inside.

Characters with 龙 as component

宠

寵

chǒng = chu + (e)ng3

to love / to pamper / to spoil / to favor

宠 = 宀 + 龙 : Chantal Chicken (chu) had a great life when she was a little chick growing up in the engine ((e)ng3). Her father, a dragon (龙), would always spoil her (宠) and have her sleep in his cozy graduation cap (宀).

庞

龐

páng = p + ang2

huge / enormous / tremendous

庞 = 广 + 龙 : Pinocchio (p) is preparing a tremendously huge (庞) dragon (龙) for the Chinese new year in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). He makes the huge dragon by sewing one hundred parachutes (广) into the right shape.

庞

龐

páng = p + ang2

surname Pang

垄

壟

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

ridge between fields / row of crops / grave mound

垄 = 土 + 龙 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is dead and the dragon (龙) prepares to bury him. He puts him in the center of the engine ((e)ng3) and lines up several rows of crop (垄) next to him. Then the dragon piles up dirt (土) until a sizable grave mound (垄) accumulated. Finally the dragon builds a circular ridge (垄) to separate the grave from the surrounding fields.

咙

嚨

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

throat

咙 = 口 + 龙 : Lenny Lemur (lu) finds a dragon (龙) almost suffocating in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) from a mandarin (口) stuck in his throat (咙), so he quickly climbs into the dragon's throat to pull out the mandarin. The dragon is so relieved that he grants Lenny Lemur a wish.

胧

朧

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

rising moon

笼

籠

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket / to cover / to cage / to embrace / to manipulate through trickery

笼 = ⺮ + 龙 : Lenny Lemur (lu) prepared dim sum in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). As the dragon (龙) smells the dim sum he wants to try some, but Lenny Lemur (lu) covers (笼) the flat bamboo basket (笼) with a bamboo stick (⺮) to prevent the dragon from stealing the dim sum.

笼

籠

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

to cover / to cage / covering / also pr. [long2]

拢

攏

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

to gather together; to collect / to approach; to draw near to / to add; to sum up / to comb (hair)

拢 = 扌 + 龙 : After Lenny Lemur (lu) and the dragon (龙) finished cutting their little paper dragons inside of the engine ((e)ng3), it is time to clean up: they use toy claws (扌) to pick up and gather together (拢) the paper snippets that have fallen to the ground.

袭

襲

xí = xi + Ø2

(bound form) to raid; to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding

袭 = 衣 + 龙 : Marie Curie (xi) and the dragon (龙) are taking part in a reenactment just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). They celebrate Scottish wrestling by wearing kilts (衣) and attacking (袭) each other using awesome moves.

聋

聾

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

deaf

聋 = 耳 + 龙 : Lenny Lemur (lu) cut a lot of paper dragons (龙) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2), but they're deaf (聋). To remedy this he adds an ear (耳) to each of the paper dragons.

陇

隴

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]

泷

瀧

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

rapids / waterfall / torrential (rain)

泷

瀧

shua̅ng = shu + ang1

Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)