垄
lǒng HSK7

grave

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 龙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 壟.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
龙
龙 Sound component
lóng dragon

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

壟 lǒng grave Traditional

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

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
龍
龍 Sound component
lóng dragon

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangroŋʔ
Unicodeliǒng

說文解字

丘壠也。从土龍聲。

Sources

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