hump, high, noble, prosperity
隆 centers on a rising, elevated state: a hump or high point, and by extension, nobility and prosperity as elevated social or economic standing.
隆 combines ⻖ (hill, mound) with a phonetic component that also suggests rising or swelling. The overall idea is a high, protruding shape, which extended to abstract elevation like nobility and prosperity.
The left side ⻖ is a hill, and the right side 㚅 looks like a person standing tall with something rising above them. Picture a noble figure on a high hump of land, symbolizing prosperity.
For リュウ, imagine a noble dragon (竜, りゅう) perched on a high hump: 竜 -> リュウ, and the dragon's elevated position reflects the kanji's meaning of high and noble.
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prosperity; flourishing; thriving
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; projection; swell
rise; prosperity
prosperous; flourishing; thriving
Qianlong era (of emperor Gaozong of Qing; 1735-1796)
laryngeal prominence; Adam's Apple
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muscular
muscular; strong-muscled
swelling up
one's prosperity being on the rise; one's fortune reaching its culmination
smartly (esp. dressed); stylishly; prominently
prosperity
rise and decline
prosperity; good fortune
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