lóng

enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket

steamer basket

bamboo (⺮) + dragon sound (龙) = bamboo cage or steamer

Bamboo was the original material for weaving cages and baskets. 龙 gives the sound lóng; the bamboo top carries the meaning.

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那只小鸟被关在里,看起来很可怜。

nà zhī xiǎo niǎo bèi guān zài lóng lǐ,kàn qǐ lái hěn kě lián。

That little bird is locked inside a cage and looks very pitiful.

她把包子放进蒸里,盖上盖子开始蒸。

tā bǎ bāo zi fàng jìn zhēng lóng lǐ,gài shàng gài zi kāi shǐ zhēng。

She placed the buns into the steamer basket, put the lid on, and started steaming.

Words with 笼

陷入牢笼

xiàn rù láo lóng

to fall into a trap

鸟笼

niǎo lóng

birdcage

八角笼

bā jiǎo lóng

MMA octagon (octagonal cage used for mixed martial arts bouts)

出笼

chū lóng

(of food) to be taken out of the steamer

囚笼

qiú lóng

cage used to hold or transport prisoners

回笼

huí lóng

to steam again

地笼

dì lóng

cage-like fish trap

大红灯笼高高挂

dà hóng dēng lóng gāo gāo guà

Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]

小笼包

xiǎo lóng bāo

steamed dumpling

小笼汤包

xiǎo lóng tāng bāo

steamed soup dumpling

蝈蝈笼

guō guō lóng

cage for singing cicada

樊笼

fán lóng

bird cage

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