| Common Chinese Name |
Chinese Traditional Symbol |
Meaning |
Bailong |
白龍 |
Bailong was the white dragon. He was the protector of pure and virtuous kings. |
Bashe |
巴蛇 |
Bashe, also called the ba snake, was a giant python like dragon that fed on elephants. |
Chilong |
螭龍 |
Chilong, commonly called the demon dragon, was referred to as a mountain demon. Chilong was a hornless dragon. |
Dilong |
地龍 |
Dilong, the earth dragon, was considered the controller of the rivers and seas. |
Feilong |
飛龍 |
Feilong, known as the flying dragon, was a winged dragon that rides on clouds and floats in the mist. |
Fucanglong |
伏藏龍 |
Fucanglong, commonly referred to as the hidden treasure dragon, was the underworld guardian associated with volcanoes. It was said that Fucanglong is found protecting precious metals and jewels. |
Hong |
虹 |
Hong is the two headed dragon also known as the rainbow serpent. |
Huanglong |
黃龍 |
Huanglong was the yellow dragon that was said to hear all petitions. |
Jiaolong |
蛟龍 |
Jiaolong was called the crocodile dragon. Jiaolong was a hornless scaled dragon that is said to be the ruler of all aquatic animals. |
Longma |
龍馬 |
Longma, also known as the dragon horse, was said to have emerged from the Luo river to introduce Ba gua to Fu Xi. Ba gua are eight Taoist cosmology diagrams. |
Longwang |
龍王 |
Longwang had the title of Dragon Kings. He was the diving ruler of the four seas. |
Panlong |
蟠龍 |
Panlong was commonly referred to as the coiled dragon. He was the lake dragon and never ascended to heaven. |
Qinglong |
青龍 |
Qinglong literally means azure dragon. His spirit was said to be that of the most compassionate king. He was a mythological creature in the Chinese constellations. |
Qiulong |
虯龍 |
Quilong translates to curled dragon. Contradicting legend say he was both a horned and hornless dragon. |
Shen |
蜃 |
Shen literally translates as giant clam. Shen was a shape shifting sea dragon believed to create mirages. |
Shenlong |
神龍 |
Shenlong, also called dragon god, was the thunder dragon that controls the weather. Shenlong was said to have a human head, dragon’s body, and a drum shaped stomach. |
Teng |
螣 |
Teng was called the soaring snake. He was a flying legless dragon. |
Tianlong |
天龍 |
Tianlong, also known as the heavenly dragon, was a celestial dragon that guarded heavenly palaces and pulled divine chariots. |
Yinglong |
應龍 |
Yinglong directly translates to responding dragon. Yinglong was associated with rain and floods. |
Xuanlong |
玄龍 |
Xuanlong was the black dragon. He was said to dwell in deep mystic waters. |
Zhoulong |
朱龍 |
Zhoulong was the vermillion dragon. He was said to have blessed lakes and bodies of water. |
