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Chinese symbol for “envelop”

笼罩
lǒng zhào
Traditional: 籠罩
to envelop; to shroud

The closest CC-CEDICT match for envelop is 笼罩 (lǒng zhào), defined as: to envelop; to shroud.

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

笼 lǒng
basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum
radical 118 ⽵ · 11 strokes
罩 zhào
cover, shroud; basket for catching fish
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “envelop”

WordPinyinMeaning
笼 (籠)lǒngto envelop; to cover; (used in 笼子 (lǒng zi)) large box
包住bāo zhùto envelop; to wrap
包抄bāo chāoto outflank; to envelop
卷裹juǎn guǒto wrap up; (fig.) to envelop

Related words

Other words that share a character with 笼罩.

WordPinyinMeaning
灯笼 (燈籠)dēng lónglantern
笼子 (籠子)lóng zicage; basket; container
笼统 (籠統)lǒng tǒnggeneral; broad
牢笼 (牢籠)láo lóngcage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals)
口罩kǒu zhàomask (surgical etc)
胸罩xiōng zhàobrassiere (underwear); bra
面罩miàn zhàomask; visor
罩杯zhào bēicup (bra size)

See also: Japanese symbol for “envelop”.

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.

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