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
笼罩
lǒngzhào
to envelop; to cover
Characters in this word
罩 zhào
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 罒 — net, network
- Made of
- 罒 net, network 卓 profound, lofty, brilliant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 清晨的雾气笼罩着山谷，连远处的村庄都变得模糊。 Qīngchén de wùqì lǒngzhào zhe shāngǔ, lián yuǎnchù de cūnzhuāng dōu biàn de móhu. The morning mist enveloped the valley, making even the distant villages look blurred.
- 夜色笼罩着整个小镇，街上很安静。 Yèsè lǒngzhào zhe zhěnggè xiǎozhèn, jiē shàng hěn ānjìng. Night covered the whole town, and the streets were quiet.
- 一种紧张的气氛笼罩着考场。 Yì zhǒng jǐnzhāng de qìfēn lǒngzhào zhe kǎochǎng. A tense atmosphere hung over the exam room.
Related words
- 灯笼 dēnglong lantern
- 笼子 lóngzi cage
- 笼统 lǒngtǒng vague; general; sweeping
- 口罩 kǒuzhào mask; face mask
- 罩 zhào cover; shade; to cover
- 扭曲 niǔqū to distort; to twist
- 夹杂 jiāzá to be mixed in; to be intermingled with
- 连绵 liánmián continuous; stretching unbroken
- 交织 jiāozhī to interweave; to intertwine
- 零碎 língsuì fragmentary; odds and ends
- 交集 jiāojí overlap; intersection; to intersect
- 零星 língxīng scattered; sporadic