1. 笼
  2. 罩

笼

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Meta:

  1. 笼 is the 1925th most frequent character.
  2. 笼 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 笼 appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. 笼 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
笼 => ⺮, 龙
Radical :
笼 => ⺮ (bamboo), 龙 (dragon)
Graphical :
笼 => ⺮, 𠂇, 丶, 乚, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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. long3 - to cover/to cage/covering/also pr. [long2]

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

灯笼 (燈籠)

Medium Frequency

回笼 (回籠)
笼 (籠)
笼子 (籠子)
笼罩 (籠罩)

罩

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Meta:

  1. 罩 is the 1975th most frequent character.
  2. 罩 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 罩 appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. 罩 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
罩 => 罒, 卓
Radical :
罩 => 罒 (net), ⺊ (divination), 日 (sun/day), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
罩 => 口, 丨, 丨, 一, 口, 一, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhao4 - cover/fish trap (basket)/shade

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 罩 (zhao4): The component 卓 is pronounced as 'zhuo2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

口罩 

Medium Frequency

灯罩 (燈罩)
眼罩 
笼罩 (籠罩)
罩 
胸罩 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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