籠
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lóng · basket

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Character anatomy

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Shape and proportion

22Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 籠

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Example sentences

Notice where 籠 sits in each complete thought.

Nǚ hái bǎ niǎo ér cóng lóng zhōng fàng le chū lái.女孩把鳥兒從籠中放了出來。

The girl released the birds from the cage.

Source: Tatoeba #600022 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lóng zǐ lǐ de xī shuài chī dé gēn yě shēng de xī shuài yí yàng duō.籠子裡的蟋蟀吃得跟野生的蟋蟀一樣多。

A caged cricket eats just as much as a free cricket.

Source: Tatoeba #761298 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jué dé zhè xiàng gè niǎo lóng.他覺得這像箇鳥籠。

He thought that it was like a bird cage.

Source: Tatoeba #5640782 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tián yě hé xiǎo jìng bèi wù qì lóng zhào zhù.田野和小徑被霧氣籠罩著。

Mist hung over the fields and footpaths.

Source: Tatoeba #10706234 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yīng gāi bǎ nà xiē dòng wù cóng lóng lǐ fàng chū lái.你應該把那些動物從籠裏放出來。

You should free those animals from the cage.

Source: Tatoeba #851655 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīn mái lóng zhào zhù lún dūn.陰霾籠罩著倫敦。

The haze enveloped London.

Source: Tatoeba #765569 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 籠 in context

  1. Say lóng, then recall the core meaning: basket.
  2. Write all 22 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 籠 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.