Chinese symbol for “cage”
笼子
lóng zi
Traditional: 籠子
cage; basket; container
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cage is 笼子 (lóng zi), defined as: cage; basket; container.
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 “cage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牢笼 (牢籠) | láo lóng | cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) |
| 笼 (籠) | lóng | enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket; steamer basket |
| 柙 | xiá | cage; pen |
| 笼槛 (籠檻) | lóng jiàn | cage (for animals) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 笼子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灯笼 (燈籠) | dēng lóng | lantern |
| 笼罩 (籠罩) | lǒng zhào | to envelop; to shroud |
| 笼统 (籠統) | lǒng tǒng | general; broad |
| 牢笼 (牢籠) | láo lóng | cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cage”.
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.