1. 笼
  2. 拢
  3. 陇
  4. 垄
  5. 垅

笼

Previous (鹰)Next (丘)
  • 1925th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
笼→
⺮龙
2Radical
笼→
⺮bamboo龙dragon
3Graphical
笼→
⺮𠂇丶乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lóng (long2)basket • cage • flat bamboo basket used to serve dimsum 點心|点心[dian3 xin5] such as 餃子|饺子[jiao3 zi5], 包子[bao1 zi5] etc • to cover • to cage • to embrace • to manipulate through trickery
2. lǒng (long3)to cover • to cage • covering • also pr. [long2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 笼 lóng (long2)The component 龙 is pronounced as 'lóng' (long2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 笼 lǒng (long3)The component 龙 is pronounced as 'lóng' (long2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

灯笼 (燈籠)

Uncommon

回笼 (回籠)
笼子 (籠子)
笼罩 (籠罩)

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拢

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Previous (咳)Next (舅)
  • 2369th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
拢→
扌龙
2Radical
拢→
扌hand龙dragon
3Graphical
拢→
亅二𠂇丶乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǒng (long3)to gather together • to collect • to approach • to draw near to • to add • to sum up • to comb (hair)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 拢 lǒng (long3)The component 龙 is pronounced as 'lóng' (long2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

合不拢嘴 (合不攏嘴)

Uncommon

聚拢 (聚攏)
靠拢 (靠攏)

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陇

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Previous (袱)Next (殴)
  • 3347th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
陇→
阝龙
2Radical
陇→
阝town龙dragon
3Graphical
陇→
丨㇌𠂇丶乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǒng (Long3)short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

仪陇 (儀隴)
陇南 (隴南)

Uncommon

仪陇县 (儀隴縣)
得陇望蜀 (得隴望蜀)
陇南市 (隴南市)
陇川 (隴川)
陇川县 (隴川縣)
陇海 (隴海)
陇县 (隴縣)
陇西 (隴西)

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垄

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Previous (肢)Next (夷)
  • 2331st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
垄→
龙土
2Radical
垄→
龙dragon土earth
3Graphical
垄→
𠂇丶乚㇒一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǒng (long3)ridge between fields • row of crops • grave mound

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 垄 lǒng (long3)The component 龙 is pronounced as 'lóng' (long2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

垄断 (壟斷)

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垅

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Previous (氘)Next (郃)
  • 5234th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
垅→
土龙
2Radical
垅→
土earth龙dragon
3Graphical
垅→
一丨一𠂇丶乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǒng (long3)ridge between fields • row of crops • grave mound • old variant of 壟|垄

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 垅 lǒng (long3)The component 龙 is pronounced as 'lóng' (long2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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