灯笼
dēnglong
lantern
Characters in this word
笼 lóng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 龙 dragon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 春节前夕，老街两侧挂满了红灯笼，节日气氛格外浓厚。 Chūnjié qiánxī, lǎo jiē liǎng cè guà mǎn le hóng dēnglong, jiérì qìfēn géwài nónghòu. On the eve of Spring Festival, red lanterns hung all along both sides of the old street, making the festive atmosphere especially strong.
- 孩子们提着小灯笼，在院子里跑来跑去。 Háizimen tí zhe xiǎo dēnglong, zài yuànzi lǐ pǎo lái pǎo qù. The children carried small lanterns and ran around the courtyard.
- 饭馆门口挂着两个大灯笼，很远就能看到。 Fànguǎn ménkǒu guà zhe liǎng gè dà dēnglong, hěn yuǎn jiù néng kàndào. Two big lanterns hang at the restaurant door; you can see them from far away.
Related words
- 灯 dēng lamp
- 灯光 dēngguāng lighting
- 电灯 diàndēng electric lamp
- 灯泡 dēngpào light bulb
- 张灯结彩 zhāngdēngjiécǎi to decorate with lanterns and coloured banners
- 笼子 lóngzi cage
- 笼统 lǒngtǒng vague; general; sweeping
- 笼罩 lǒngzhào to envelop; to cover
- 灰尘 huīchén dust
- 瓷器 cíqì porcelain
- 清扫 qīngsǎo to sweep
- 棍 gùn stick, rod