尼龙
ní lóng · HSK 7
nylon (loanword)
🧵 ní lóng sounds out the English word nylon; 龙 here is just the sound lóng, not dragon
龙 — simplified form of 龍; phonetic-pictographic
龙 is the simplified form of the traditional 龍, an ancient pictograph depicting a serpentine dragon with a crested head, scaly body, and curling tail. In oracle bone script it was clearly drawn as a mythical reptile. The character has always meant 'dragon', a powerful and auspicious creature in Chinese culture.