籠 Stroke Order

籠: 1. 盛土器。 A container for holding earth. 2. 古代装箭用的竹器。 An ancient bamboo container for arrows. 3. 鸟笼； A birdcage; ➊ A general term for bamboo containers used for raising livestock and insects, e.g., chicken coop; rabbit cage; locust cage. "籠，所以畜鳥." ("A cage is for raising birds.") ➋ An ancient place for imprisoning criminals. "吾既籠中之人，必無還理." ("I am already a person in captivity, and cannot return.") 4. 竹制的盛物器或罩物器。 A bamboo container or cover for holding objects, e.g., lantern; steamer. "俄見一人，持半小籠生魚，徑來造船." ("Suddenly saw a person carrying half a basket of live fish coming straight to the boat.") 5. 一种有孔的薄片。 A type of thin sheet with holes. "而田單走安平，令其宗人盡斷其車軸末而傅鐵籠." ("And Tian Dan ran to An Ping, ordering his kin to cut the end of his wheel axle and attach an iron cage.") 6. 竹的一种。又名慈竹、罗浮竹。 A type of bamboo, also known as Cizhu or Luofuzhu. "慈竹……别有數種，節間容八九寸者曰籠竹." ("Cizhu has several kinds; the ones with segments of eight or nine inches are called Longzhu.") 7. 统；包罗。 To unify; to encompass. 8. 笼罩。 To envelop or cover. "煙籠寒水月籠沙，夜泊秦淮近酒家." ("Smoke envelops the cold water, the moon covers the sand, mooring at Qin Huai near an inn at night.") 9. 藏，把手放在袖筒里。 To hide, placing the hand inside the sleeve. 10. 生火。 To start a fire. "小廝籠下火，盪下酒." ("The young servant started a fire and mixed the wine.") 11. 竹箱。 A bamboo box. "籠，竹器。" ("A cage is a bamboo utensil.")