lóng

a gem cut like a dragon

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Mar 29, 2026, 06:18 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 29, 2026, 06:18 AM

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Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

𤣩
𤣩 Meaning component
SoundMeaning component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangroːŋ
Unicodelung

說文解字

《說文》:“瓏,禱旱玉,龍文。从玉,从龍。龍亦聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica