Meanings
nounChinese dragon (plural Chinese dragons)
plural Chinese dragons
- human sciencesA mythical serpentine creature, usually depicted as long and snake-like, with many claws, common in several East Asian cultures.
Synonyms: loong, Azure Dragon
- human sciencesA large snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag, and the claws of a tiger; known for its benevolent behavior in ancient Oriental mythology.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mythical serpentine creature, usually depicted as long and snake-like, with many claws, common in several East Asian cultures.
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Translations
Bengali চীনা আজদাহা
- চীনা আজদাহা (cīna azdaha)legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Chinese Cantonese 龍 /龙
- 龍 /龙 (lung⁴)legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Chinese Mandarin 龍 /龙
- 龍 /龙 (lóng)legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Finnish kiinalainen lohikäärme
- kiinalainen lohikäärmelegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
French dragon chinois
- dragon chinoislegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
German Long, Lóng
- Longlegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
- Lónglegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Hungarian kínai sárkány
- kínai sárkánylegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Indonesian naga Tiongkok, naga Cina
- naga Tiongkoklegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
- naga Cinalegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
- lionglegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Japanese 竜
- 竜legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Korean 용, 룡
- 용 (yong)legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
- 룡 (ryong)legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
- 미르 (mireu)legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Persian اژدهای چینی
- اژدهای چینی (eždehā-ye čini)legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Polish chiński smok
- chiński smoklegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Russian кита́йский драко́н
- кита́йский драко́н (kitájskij drakón)legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Swedish kinesisk drake
- kinesisk drakelegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Thai มังกรจีน
- มังกรจีน (mang-gon jeen)legendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
Vietnamese rồng
- rồnglegendary creature common in several East Asian cultures
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Chinese dragon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20dragon
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“Chinese dragon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20dragon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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