Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

sound of drums; grand; intense; prosperous; start (a fire)

Chinese: 兴隆、隆重、隆起;也指轰隆声。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “long” becomes a different word in each tone. 隆 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 隆重lóng zhònggrand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn
  • 兴隆xīng lóngprosperous; thriving; flourishing
  • 克隆kè lóng(biology) (loanword) to clone; a clone; (fig.) to make an identical copy of (a website etc)
  • 隆起lóng qǐto swell; to bulge
  • 隆情lóng qíngprofound love

Example Sentence

这家新店的开张典礼很隆重。Zhè jiā xīn diàn de kāi zhāng diǎn lǐ hěn lóng zhòng.The grand opening of this new shop was very ceremonious.

Zhèthisjiāhomexīnnewdiàninndeof开张kāi zhāngto open a business典礼diǎn lǐceremonyhěnvery隆重lóng zhònggrand