笼
Character
enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket
- Strokes
- 11
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 龙
- Traditional
- 籠
- Frequency
- #2063 most common character
Readings and meanings
- enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket CC-CEDICT
- steamer basket CC-CEDICT
Words that use “笼” as lóng
灯笼dēng lónga light inside a frame, often red, hung up as a decorationWordHSK 7–9笼子lóng zia cage: a box with metal bars that keeps a bird or animal insideWordHSK 7–9+1 reading出笼chū lóng(of food) to be taken out of the steamerWord囚笼qiú lóngcage used to hold or transport prisonersWord回笼huí lóngto steam againWord地笼dì lóngcage-like fish trapWord樊笼fán lóngbird cageWord气笼qì lóngair pipeWord
lǒng
long3Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is lóng.
- to envelop; to cover CC-CEDICT
- (used in 笼子 (lǒng zi)) large box CC-CEDICT
- Taiwan pr. (lóng) CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 11 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 笼
Draw “笼” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
小鸟在笼子里。
xiǎo niǎo zài lóng zi lǐ
The little bird is in the cage.
AI-generated sentence
这个蒸笼能放八个包子。
zhè ge zhēng lóng néng fàng bā ge bāo zi
This steamer basket can hold eight buns.
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山被雾笼住了。
shān bèi wù lǒng zhù le
The mountain was covered by fog.
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