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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Long

  • 隆prosperous; abundant
  • 龍dragon
  • 瓏a jade carved with a dragon
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
L
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters隆龍瓏
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Long in their name

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Long is a Chinese name syllable from Mandarin lóng that can stand for 隆 ('prosperous') or 龍 ('dragon'), depending on the characters the family chose.

Possible characters for Long

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 隆

    prosperous; abundant

    Mandarin lóng

    attested

  • 龍

    dragon

    Mandarin lóng

  • 瓏

    a jade carved with a dragon

    Mandarin lóng

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Long

Long is the Mandarin (Hanyu Pinyin) spelling of lóng. It can stand for characters such as 隆 (prosperous; abundant), 龍 (dragon) and 瓏 (a jade carved with a dragon). The character 隆 is recorded for Malaysian names with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, and the syllable is usually combined with others in a full name.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Long

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 隆 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 龍 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 瓏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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