Chinese words pronounced long (any tone) 24 words, in the 4 tones long is read in. lōng (1st tone) 1 words 隆(lōng) sound of drums 隆(lōng) sound of drums lóng (2nd tone) 18 words 龙(lóng) loong 隆(lóng) grand 笼(lóng) cage 聋(lóng) deaf 珑(lóng) tinkling of gem-pendants 砻(lóng) tool used to hull rice 胧(lóng) used in 朦胧 ménglóng 茏(lóng) Polygonum posumbu 栊(lóng) window 眬(lóng) used in 蒙眬 ménglóng 泷(lóng) rapids 咙(lóng) used in 喉咙 hóulóng 龍(lóng) loong 隆(lóng) grand 籠(lóng) cage 聾(lóng) deaf 瓏(lóng) tinkling of gem-pendants 礱(lóng) tool used to hull rice 朧(lóng) used in 朦胧 ménglóng 蘢(lóng) Polygonum posumbu 櫳(lóng) window 矓(lóng) used in 蒙眬 ménglóng 瀧(lóng) rapids 嚨(lóng) used in 喉咙 hóulóng All 18 words pronounced lóng lǒng (3rd tone) 5 words 笼(lǒng) envelop 拢(lǒng) collect 陇(lǒng) short name for Gansu 甘肃 gānsù 垄(lǒng) ridge between fields 儱(lǒng) rude 籠(lǒng) envelop 攏(lǒng) collect 隴(lǒng) short name for Gansu 甘肃 gānsù 壟(lǒng) ridge between fields 儱(lǒng) rude lòng (4th tone) 2 words 弄(lòng) lane 哢(lòng) sing or chirp 弄(lòng) lane 哢(lòng) sing or chirp