ㄌㄨㄥ ˊ

lóng

to cover

籠 is a 22 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as lóng in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as lǒng.

In simplified Chinese the character 笼 is used.

It is made up of the components ⺮ (bamboo) and 龍 (dragon).

  • 籠
    ㄌㄨㄥ ˊ

    lóng

    to cover

    • ⺮
      ㄓㄨ ˊ

      zhú

      bamboo

    • 龍
      ㄌㄨㄥ ˊ

      lóng

      dragon

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 籠

lóng
lǒng

Definitions for 籠 pronounced as lóng

  • basket
  • cage
  • flat bamboo basket used to serve dimsum 點心|点心[dian3 xin5]
  • to cover
  • to cage
  • to embrace
  • to manipulate through trickery

Definitions for 籠 pronounced as lǒng

  • to cover
  • to cage
  • covering
  • also pr. [long2]

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