龙 lóng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 龙 — dragon
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
龙头
lóngtóu
leader; leading enterprise; tap; faucet
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这家企业是当地新能源产业的龙头，周边供应链都依赖它的订单。 Zhè jiā qǐyè shì dāngdì xīn néngyuán chǎnyè de lóngtóu, zhōubiān gōngyìngliàn dōu yīlài tā de dìngdān. This company is the leader of the local new-energy industry, and the surrounding supply chain depends on its orders.
- 请把水龙头关紧，不要浪费水。 Qǐng bǎ shuǐlóngtóu guān jǐn, bú yào làngfèi shuǐ. Please turn the tap off tightly and don't waste water.
- 这家老字号是当地餐饮业的龙头，生意一直很好。 Zhè jiā lǎozìhào shì dāngdì cānyǐnyè de lóngtóu, shēngyi yìzhí hěn hǎo. This long-established business is the leader of the local catering trade and has always done well.
Related words
- 龙 lóng dragon
- 画龙点睛 huàlóngdiǎnjīng to add the finishing touch; make the crucial point
- 恐龙 kǒnglóng dinosaur
- 来龙去脉 láilóngqùmài ins and outs; the whole story
- 跑龙套 pǎolóngtào to play a minor role; to be an extra
- 沙龙 shālóng salon; informal discussion gathering
- 水龙头 shuǐlóngtóu tap; faucet
- 点头 diǎntóu to nod
- 里头 lǐtou inside
- 头 tóu head
- 头 tou place (noun suffix)
- 头发 tóufa hair