龙王

龍王

lóngwáng

noun #49,203

Meanings

1 Dragon King, the god who rules a sea, lake or river and sends rain

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

以前天旱的时候，村民们会去求龙王下雨。

Yǐqián tiānhàn de shíhou, cūnmínmen huì qù qiú lóngwáng xiàyǔ.

In the old days, when there was a drought, villagers would pray to the Dragon King for rain.

HSK 7-9

孙悟空闯进东海龙宫，从龙王那里拿走了金箍棒。

Sūn Wùkōng chuǎngjìn Dōnghǎi lónggōng, cóng lóngwáng nàli názǒu le jīngūbàng.

Sun Wukong burst into the Dragon Palace of the East Sea and took the golden-hooped staff from the Dragon King.

Tips

culture

Every sea, lake and river was believed to have its own dragon king, and many villages had a 龙王庙, a Dragon King temple, where people prayed for rain. In 《西游记》 each of the four seas has one, and in 《柳毅传书》 the scholar 柳毅 carries a letter to the dragon king of 洞庭 Lake.

usage

The saying 大水冲了龙王庙, 'the flood washed away the Dragon King's own temple', is said when people on the same side clash by mistake.

Stroke Order

龙 lóng

王 wáng