笼子

籠子

lóngzi

noun HSK 7 #5,260

Measure Word

一个笼子 gè

Meanings

1 cage
2 coop
3 basket

Characters

Examples

鸟儿被关在笼子里。

Niǎor bèi guān zài lóngzi lǐ.

The bird is kept in a cage.

他打开笼子放走了兔子。

Tā dǎkāi lóngzi fàngzǒu le tùzi.

He opened the cage and let the rabbit go.

Tips

memory

笼 has the bamboo radical (⺮) on top because traditional cages were made of bamboo. 子 is a common noun suffix.

Stroke Order

笼 lóng

子 zǐ