lǒng

Traditional: 籠

笼 (lǒng) is a Chinese word meaning “to envelop; to cover; (used in 籠子|笼子[long3 zi5]) large box; Taiwan pr. [long2]”.

Meanings

  1. 1to envelop; to cover
  2. 2(used in 籠子|笼子[long3 zi5]) large box
  3. 3Taiwan pr. [long2]

Related words

笼子cage; basket; container笼子large box; trunk; chest笼罩to envelop笼enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket牢笼cage鸟笼birdcage灯笼lantern灯笼裤bloomers笼统general囚笼cage used to hold or transport prisoners回笼to steam again蒸笼steamer basket (e.g. for dim sum)

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