隆
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lōng / lóng · prosperous, plentiful, abundant

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Readings & meanings

隆 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

lōng

sound of drums

轰隆hōng lōng ·
lóng

grand; intense; prosperous

克隆kè lóng ·
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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 隆

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lónggrand; intense; prosperous
lōngsound of drums
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Example sentences

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Xīn de shè qū zhōng xīn zài zuó tiān lóng zhòng luò chéng.新的社区中心在昨天隆重落成。

The new community center was inaugurated yesterday with pomp and circumstance.

Source: Tatoeba #13893631 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jī lóng de hǎi xiān cān tīng fēi cháng yǒu míng.基隆的海鮮餐廳非常有名。

The seafood restaurants in Keelung are very famous.

Source: Tatoeba #13547804 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng tái běi kāi jū dào jī lóng zhī huā le sì shí fēn zhōng.他從台北開車到基隆只花了四十分鐘。

He drove from Taipei to Keelung in just forty minutes.

Source: Tatoeba #13547800 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yī lóng · mǎ sī kè shì nà cuì fēn zǐ.伊隆·馬斯克是納粹分子。

Elon Musk is a Nazi.

Source: Tatoeba #13208598 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jí lóng pō zhí dé yì yóu.吉隆坡值得一遊。

Kuala Lumpur is worth visiting.

Source: Tatoeba #835648 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Āi wēng duō yǔ shì kè mài lóng āi wēng duō bù luò suǒ shuō de yǔ yán.埃翁多语是客麦隆埃翁多部落所说的语言。

Ewondo is the language spoken by the Ewondo tribe of Cameroon.

Source: Tatoeba #1193448 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 隆 in context

  1. Say lōng / lóng, then recall the core meaning: prosperous, plentiful, abundant.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 隆重 (lóng zhòng), meaning “grand”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 隆 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.