壟 meaning and stroke order
Grave, mound; furrow, ridge
How to write 壟, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 壟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- ridge between fields
- crop row; mounded soil forming a ridge in a field
- grave mound
How 壟 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Earth.
土 gives the meaning and 龍 hints at the sound.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 壟
A dragon 龍 (lóng) lies on top of the earth 土, its long back forming a raised ridge of soil across the field. 土 gives the meaning of earth, and 龍 gives the sound lóng, close to lǒng.
壟 (simplified 垄) means a ridge of soil in a field or a crop row, and it can also mean a grave mound. Today it appears most often in 垄断 (lǒngduàn), to monopolize. 这家公司垄断了市场。(Zhè jiā gōngsī lǒngduàn le shìchǎng.) This company monopolized the market.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as lóng with a rising tone because of the 龍 component, but the correct tone is third tone, lǒng. Also do not confuse it with 聾 (lóng, deaf), which has 耳 under 龍 instead of 土.
Common words with 壟
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 壟斷 | lǒngduàn | to monopolize | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 壟
How many strokes are in 壟?
壟 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 壟 mean?
壟 (lǒng) means grave, mound; furrow, ridge. A common word with it is 垄断 (lǒngduàn), meaning "to monopolize".
How do you pronounce 壟?
壟 is pronounced lǒng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 壟?
The radical of 壟 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 壟 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 壟?
壟 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 垄, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 垄断 mean to monopolize if 垄 means a ridge in a field?
The word comes from the image of standing on a high mound in a market to watch everything and take all the profit. From that idea of controlling the high ground, 垄断 came to mean monopolizing.
What is the difference between 垄 and 田埂?
垄 (lǒng) is the raised row of soil where crops are planted. 田埂 (tiángěng) is the narrow raised path or border that divides one field from another.