隆

lōng

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grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge

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HSK 3.0: Level 7–9
Old HSK: Level 6
Strokes: 11
Radical: 阜 +9
Structure: Left–right 左右
Traditional: 隆
Common rank: #921
Unicode: U+9686

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Formation & memory

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How 隆 is formed

Components 阝夂一生

How to remember it

impressive · Heisig RSH #2571

pinnacle + walking legs + ceiling + cell

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 隆

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
化隆回族自治县	Huà lóng Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn	Hualong Hui Autonomous County, in Haidong City 海東市\|海东市[Hai3 dong1 Shi4], Qinghai
东太平洋海隆	Dōng Tài píng Yáng Hǎi lóng	East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)
隆子县	Lóng zǐ Xiàn	Lhünzê, a county in Shannan City 山南市[Shan1 nan2 Shi4], Tibet
东太平洋隆起	Dōng Tài píng Yáng Lóng qǐ	East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)
化隆县	Huà lóng Xiàn	see 化隆回族自治縣\|化隆回族自治县[Hua4 long2 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
隆化县	Lóng huà Xiàn	Longhua, a county in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei
隆安县	Lóng ān Xiàn	Long'an, a county in Nanning City 南寧市\|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
克隆人	kè lóng rén	clone human
隆德县	Lóng dé Xiàn	Longde, a county in Guyuan City 固原市[Gu4 yuan2 Shi4], Ningxia
隆阳区	Lóng yáng Qū	Longyang, a district of Baoshan City 保山市[Bao3 shan1 Shi4], Yunnan
隆林县	Lóng lín Xiàn	see 隆林各族自治縣\|隆林各族自治县[Long2 lin2 Ge4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
卡内基梅隆大学	Kǎ nèi jī Méi lóng Dà xué	Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
兴隆台区	Xīng lóng tái Qū	Xinglongtai, a district of Panjin City 盤錦市\|盘锦市[Pan2 jin3 Shi4], Liaoning
科隆水	kē lóng shuǐ	cologne
基隆市	Jī lóng Shì	Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
隆林各族自治县	Lóng lín Gè zú Zì zhì xiàn	Longlin Various Nationalities Autonomous County, in Baise City 百色市[Bai3 se4 Shi4], Guangxi
圣皮埃尔和密克隆	Shèng pí āi ěr hé Mì kè lóng	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
生意兴隆	shēng yì xīng lóng	thriving and prosperous business or trade
隆回县	Lóng huí Xiàn	Longhui, a county in Shaoyang City 邵陽市\|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
布隆伯格	Bù lōng bó gé	Blumberg or Bloomberg (name)

Sound family

These characters use 隆 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
隆 sound part	lóng	prosperous, plentiful, abundant
窿	lóng	mine shaft; cavity, hole
癃	lóng	weakness, infirmity; urine retention