Lantern in Chinese (Mandarin): 灯笼 (dēnglong)
灯笼
dēnglong
lantern
- Simplified
- 灯笼
- Traditional
- 燈籠
- Pinyin
- dēnglong
- Typed as
- denglong
Use it in a sentence
灯笼是红色的。
燈籠是紅色的。
The lantern is red.
The characters in 灯笼
灯 / 燈
Lamp. 火 (fire) is on the left.
6 strokes
笼 / 籠
A cage or basket. 竹 (bamboo) is on top.
11 strokes
Say 笼 short and light: dēng-long. Lanterns light up the Lantern Festival, 元宵节 (Yuánxiāojié), after Chinese New Year.
More examples with 灯笼
我提着一个灯笼。
我提著一個燈籠。
Wǒ tízhe yí gè dēnglong.
I carry a lantern.
街上挂满了灯笼。
街上掛滿了燈籠。
Jiē shang guà mǎn le dēnglong.
The street is full of lanterns.
How to write 灯笼 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
灯 6 strokes
笼 11 strokes
In Traditional characters:
燈 16 strokes
籠 22 strokes
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