Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
笼
lóng, lǒng
Description
"笼"常常指用竹子或铁做的东西，用来关住鸟、鸡或别的小动物。
"笼" often refers to something made of bamboo or iron used to confine birds, chickens, or other small animals.
这个字也可以读 lǒng，意思是用手或别的东西把某个东西盖住或包住。
This character can also be read as lǒng, meaning to cover or wrap something with hands or other things.
Meanings
笼子lóngzi
cage or coop for animals
小鸟在笼子里唱歌。
The little bird is singing in the cage.
蒸笼zhēnglóng
steamer basket for cooking food
包子放在蒸笼里蒸。
The buns are steamed in the steamer.
笼罩lǒngzhào
to cover, envelop, or shroud
大雾笼罩着整个城市。
The thick fog envelops the entire city.
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Notes
- Reading
笼 is lóng in 笼子/蒸笼 (cage/steamer) but lǒng in 笼罩/笼统 (to cover).
- Etymology
the 竹 (bamboo) radical reflects its original meaning of bamboo cages or baskets.
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