隆 (lung4 | long2) : grand; prosperous; swelling; intense

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隆

lung4

long2

[1] grand; magnificent; lofty
[2] prosperous; thriving; booming
[3] swelling; bulging; ample
[4] intense; deep; profound

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

隆

This word has been viewed 7641 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Jan 2011 01:11

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克隆 hak1 lung4 ke4 long2 = clone (loan word)

隆胸 lung4 hung1 long2 xiong1 = [n] full bosom; [adj] breast enhancement, breast augmentation

隆隆 lung4 lung4 long2 long2 = rumble; boom

隆重 lung4 zung6 = ceremonious; red-carpet

興隆 hing1 lung4 xing1 long2 = [adj] prosperous, thriving, flourishing, brisk, vigorous; Xinglong (place in Hebei)

多隆 do6 long2 = please, beg, help 粵

隆胸手術 lung4 hung1 sau2 seot6 long2 xiong1 shou3 shu4 = breast enlargment operation; breast augmentation

生意興隆 saang1 ji3 hing1 lung4 sheng1 yi4 xing1 long2 = (to wish a business owner's) business to be thriving

隆而重之 lung4 ji4 zung6 zi1 long2 er2 zhong4 zhi1 = make sth. grand

昌隆 coeng1 lung4 chang1 long2 = prosperous
See all 24 compounds (CantoDict reports 25 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 隆
Unicode code for this character: U+9686 (off-site link)

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