隴
lǒng

mountain located between Shanxi

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 龍 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

龍
龍 Sound component
lóng dragon

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartljowngX[r]oŋʔmound
Zhengzhangroŋʔ
Unicodeliǒng

說文解字

天水大阪也。从𨸏龍聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

陇 lǒng mountain located between Shanxi Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 龙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 隴.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

龙
龙 Sound component
lóng dragon

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode