01840 Chinese character of 籠 and pronounce lung4

The Chinese character【籠】is used to describe objects or behaviors, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Enclose or cage. Explanation: (1) A bamboo container used to hold or cover things. Such as: “steamer”, “lantern”, “tea cage”. (2) An apparatus for imprisoning prisoners or raising animals, made of bamboo, wood, iron bars, etc. Such as: “cage”, “chicken coop”, “bird cage”. (3) To cover or conceal. Such as: “envelope”. (4)Including. Such as: “general”, “comprehensive”. (5) To win over: to use means to win over and control others. Such as: “Winning people’s hearts and minds”.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【籠】:lóng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【籠】:lung4

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【籠】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【籠】, for example:Describing an object or action , It means mainly to enclose or cage .Since Chinese characters embody profound layers of interpretation, some complex meanings may be beyond the scope of this explanation.

【籠】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【鳥籠、籠罩】(Mandarin Pinyin:niǎo lóng 、lóng zhào/ Cantonese Jyutping:niu5 lung4 、lung4 zaau3)

This character consists of 22 individual strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Here’s a sample sentence featuring this character.:


他買了一個籠子來飼養鸚鵡。

He bought a cage to keep the parrot.


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