flight of a dragon

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approved by Marcus Ngai · Mar 25, 2026, 09:44 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Mar 25, 2026, 09:44 AM

improved design, hopefully...

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Duplication of .

Components

Iconic component
lóng dragon
Iconic component
lóng dragon

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl'ɯːb

說文解字

《說文》:“龖,飛龍也。从二龍。讀若沓。”

Sources

Character origin
zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica