Chinese symbol for “birdcage”
鸟笼
niǎo lóng
Traditional: 鳥籠
birdcage
The closest CC-CEDICT match for birdcage is 鸟笼 (niǎo lóng), defined as: birdcage.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “birdcage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笯 | nú | (literary) birdcage; (used in place names) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鸟笼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸟类 (鳥類) | niǎo lèi | birds |
| 小鸟 (小鳥) | xiǎo niǎo | small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) |
| 鸟儿 (鳥兒) | niǎo r | bird |
| 飞鸟 (飛鳥) | fēi niǎo | bird |
| 候鸟 (候鳥) | hòu niǎo | migratory bird |
| 菜鸟 (菜鳥) | cài niǎo | (coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie |
| 灯笼 (燈籠) | dēng lóng | lantern |
| 笼罩 (籠罩) | lǒng zhào | to envelop; to shroud |
See also: Japanese symbol for “birdcage”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.