HSK 3 · Animals & Nature

龙

lóng

dragon

Stroke order of 龙

龙 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The 龙 swirls like a dragon curling its body.

Parts: 龙, pictograph of a dragon

Example sentence

中国人说自己是龙的传人。

Chinese people say they are descendants of the dragon.

More words: Animals & Nature

牛cow; ox 羊sheep; goat 猪pig 马horse 种子seed 种kind; type; to plant 木头wood; log 石头stone 沙子sand 土soil; earth; local 铁iron 金gold 银silver 自然nature; natural; naturally

Learn to write it by hand

Bloomko is a free Android app: write characters stroke by stroke, practise with spaced repetition and get an AI tutor that works offline. Be the first to know when it launches.