籠 meaning and stroke order
Basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum
How to write 籠, stroke by stroke
22 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 籠
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 籠 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.
⺮ gives the meaning and 龍 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 籠
籠 is bamboo ⺮ on top of a dragon 龍 (lóng). Picture a dragon trapped under a woven bamboo lid, a bamboo cage, and the dragon also gives the sound lóng.
In the lóng reading it means a cage or a steamer basket, as in 鸟笼 (niǎolóng, birdcage) or the bamboo steamers used for dim sum. In the lǒng reading it means to cover or envelop, mostly inside words like 笼罩 (lǒngzhào). Example: 一笼小笼包 (yì lóng xiǎolóngbāo), one steamer of soup dumplings.
Common mistake: Learners often read every instance as lóng, but 笼罩 (lǒngzhào) and 笼统 (lǒngtǒng) use the third tone. Also, 灯笼 (dēnglong) is usually said with a neutral tone on the second syllable.
Common words with 籠
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 籠
How many strokes are in 籠?
籠 is written with 22 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 籠 mean?
籠 (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 籠?
籠 is pronounced lóng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 籠?
The radical of 籠 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 籠 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 籠?
籠 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 笼, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 籠 look different from 笼 in many books?
笼 is the simplified form used in mainland China, where 龍 is reduced to 龙. 籠 is the full form still used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. They are the same character.
Is 籠 a measure word?
Yes. It counts things served in a steamer basket, such as 一笼包子 (yì lóng bāozi), a steamer of buns. This is very common when ordering dim sum.