苍龙

蒼龍
Cānglóng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Azure Dragon, eastern guardian of the four cardinal directions in Chinese astronomy and mythology

Examples

HSK 5
Gǔdài tiānwénxué bǎ dōngfāng qī xiù chēngwéi Cānglóng.
Ancient astronomy called the seven eastern lunar mansions the Azure Dragon.
HSK 7-9
今日长缨何时缚住苍龙
Jīnrì chángyīng zài shǒu, héshí fùzhù cānglóng?
Today, with the long cord in hand, when will we bind the azure dragon?

Tips

culture
苍龙 is another name for 青龙 (the Azure Dragon) - one of the Four Symbols (四象) representing east + spring + the wood element, alongside the White Tiger (west), Vermilion Bird (south), and Black Tortoise (north). The seven eastern lunar mansions trace its shape across the sky.

In Pop Culture

今日长缨在手何时缚住苍龙 Jīnrìchángyīngzàishǒu, héshí fùzhù cānglóng?
Today, with the long cord in hand, when will we bind the azure dragon?
Famous closing couplet from Mao Zedong's 1935 ci poem 《清平乐·六盘山》, where 苍龙 is read allegorically as Chiang Kai-shek or, more broadly, the enemy.

Stroke Order

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