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笼

龙lóng · dragon

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How to Use 笼

Container or enclosure

The character refers to a physical container or enclosure.

灯笼 • dēng lóng • lantern • HSK 6

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Pinyinlóng

Meaningcage; basket; container; to cover

Strokes11

Radical竹

Traditional籠

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Zhuyinㄌㄨㄥˊ

UnicodeU+7B3C

CangjieHBYBP

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⺮zhú

+龙lóng · dragon

dēng灯

lóng笼

lantern

笼子 • lóng zi • cage / coop • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lóng笼

zi子

cage / coop

To cover or generalize

The character conveys the idea of covering, enveloping, or making something general.

笼罩 • lǒng zhào • envelop; shroud • HSK 6

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lǒng笼

zhào罩

envelop; shroud

笼统 • lǒng tǒng • rough / general / generalization • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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lǒng笼

tǒng统

rough / general / generalization

统

láo牢

lóng笼

。

He is determined to break the shackles of tradition

tā他

yòng用

gōu篝

lóng笼

zhuāng装

yú鱼

。

He uses a bamboo basket to hold fish.

yuán元

xiāo宵

jié节

shí时

jiā家

jiā家

guà挂

dēng灯

long笼

。

Every family hangs lanterns during the Lantern Festival

nóng浓

wù雾

lǒng笼

zhào罩

zhe着

zhěng整

gè个

chéng城

shì市

。

Dense fog envelops the entire city

Niǎo鸟

lóng笼

guà挂

zài在

yáng阳

tái台

shàng上

。

The birdcage is hung on the balcony.

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Characters pronounced "long".

陇lǒngmountain located between Shanxi
咙lóngthroat
胧lóngdim moonlight; hazy, indistinct
龙lóngdragon
聋lóngdeaf
窿lónghole, cavity, hollow

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Characters with radical "竹".

篙gāopole used punt boat
笆bābamboo fence
笺jiānnote, memo; stationery; comments
箍gūhoop; bind, surround
篆zhuànseal script; seal, official stamp
箔bóreed screen; frame for growing silkworms

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