垄 (lǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “a raised ridge or bank of earth between farm fields”. It is written from 龙 (dragon) and 土 (earth; soil), one above the other, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
龙 + 土
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode IDS ⿱龙土, checked against hanzi-writer-data modern glyph strokes (5 + 3 = 8)
Memory aid
A dragon (龙) stretched out over the earth (土). Its long humped back is the raised ridge running down a field.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 垄断lǒng duànto monopolize; monopoly垄 = lǒng
- 田垄tián lǒngfield ridge; ridge between paddies垄 = lǒng
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All readings
ridge between fields
a raised ridge or bank of earth between farm fields; a row of crops planted on such a ridge
田地里高起的土埂，用来分界或种植；也指埂上的一行作物。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 垄断lǒng duànto monopolize; monopoly垄 = lǒng
- 田垄tián lǒngfield ridge; ridge between paddies垄 = lǒng
Sound component
龙 family tone diff
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 垄 mean?
垄 (lǒng) means a raised ridge or bank of earth between farm fields; a row of crops planted on such a ridge.
How do you pronounce 垄?
It is pronounced lǒng.
What parts is 垄 made of?
龙 (dragon) and 土 (earth; soil), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode IDS ⿱龙土, checked against hanzi-writer-data modern glyph strokes (5 + 3 = 8). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 垄 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 垄?
土. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 垄?
Common ones are 垄断 and 田垄. The reading of 垄 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.