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笼

lóng

cage; cage-like basket

Strokes
11
Radical
竹
HSK
6
Tone
2

Traditional form: 籠

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 老虎躺在笼子的中间。

    Lǎo hǔ tǎng zài lóng zi de zhōng jiān

    The tiger laid in the middle of the cage.

  • 鸟儿逃出了笼子。

    Niǎo r táo chū le lóng zi

    The bird escaped from its cage.

  • 她把小鸟从笼子里释放出来。

    Tā bǎ xiǎo niǎo cóng lóng zi lǐ shì fàng chū lái

    She set the bird free from the cage.

  • 灯笼在树枝上吊着。

    Dēng lóng zài shù zhī shàng diào zhe

    The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 笼

  • 笼罩lǒng zhào 3–4 to envelop; to shroud
  • 灯笼dēng lóng 1–2 lantern
  • 笼子lóng zi 2–5cage; basket; container
  • 笼统lǒng tǒng 3–3 → 2–3general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague