笼(lóng)

HSK 7-911 strokesTrad. 籠
Readingslónglǒng

enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc

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Character information

Pinyin
lóng / lǒng
Meaning
enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket; steamer basket
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
籠

Origin & structure

Where 笼 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮龙

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺮ (bamboo); 龙 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺮龙lóng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 笼 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 笼

Common words using 笼 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dēng灯long笼
HSK 7-9

lantern

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lóng笼zi子
HSK 7-9

cage; basket; container

Open 笼子 page →
lǒng笼tǒng统
HSK 7-9

general

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lǒng笼zhào罩
HSK 7-9

to envelop

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chū出lóng笼

(of food) to be taken out of the steamer; (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen…

Open 出笼 page →
qiú囚lóng笼

cage used to hold or transport prisoners

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huí回lóng笼

to steam again; to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer; to withdraw currency fr…

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xiǎo小lóng笼bāo包

steamed dumpling

Open 小笼包 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 笼’s common words

灯子统罩出囚回小

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