笼 meaning and stroke order
Basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum
How to write 笼, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 笼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket
- steamer basket
- to envelop; to cover
- (used in 籠子|笼子[long3 zi5]) large box
- Taiwan pr. [long2]
How 笼 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.
⺮ gives the meaning and 龙 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 笼
A dragon 龙 (lóng) trapped under bamboo ⺮ is a picture of a cage. The bamboo top tells you the meaning, and 龙 gives the sound lóng.
As lóng, 笼 means a cage or a steamer basket, as in 鸟笼 (niǎolóng, birdcage) or 蒸笼 (zhēnglóng, steamer). As lǒng, it means to cover or envelop, mostly in words like 笼罩 and 笼统. Example: 山上笼罩着一层雾。(Shān shàng lǒngzhào zhe yì céng wù.) The mountain is shrouded in a layer of mist.
Common mistake: Learners often read 笼罩 and 笼统 with the second tone, but they are lǒngzhào and lǒngtǒng with the third tone. Also do not confuse 笼 with 聋 (lóng, deaf), which has 耳 (ear) under 龙 instead of bamboo on top.
Common words with 笼
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
笼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 笼
How many strokes are in 笼?
笼 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 笼 mean?
笼 (lóng) means basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum. A common word with it is 笼子 (lóngzi), meaning "cage; basket; container".
How do you pronounce 笼?
笼 is pronounced lóng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 笼?
The radical of 笼 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 笼 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 笼?
The traditional form of 笼 is 籠. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 笼 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 笼 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 笼 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why is 灯笼 pronounced dēnglong and not dēnglóng?
In 灯笼 the second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone, so it sounds light and short. You may hear dēnglóng in careful speech, but dēnglong is the everyday pronunciation.
What does 笼 mean on a dim sum menu?
On menus 笼 refers to a bamboo steamer basket and is often used as a measure word, as in 一笼小笼包 (yì lóng xiǎolóngbāo), one steamer of soup dumplings. The name 小笼包 itself means small steamer-basket buns.