Chinese symbol for “shroud”
笼罩
lǒng zhào
Traditional: 籠罩
to envelop; to shroud
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shroud 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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “shroud”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裹尸布 (裹屍布) | guǒ shī bù | shroud; cloth to wrap a corpse |
| 面巾 | miàn jīn | face flannel or towel; shroud (over the face of a corpse) |
| 装裹 (裝裹) | zhuāng guo | to dress a corpse; shroud |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 笼罩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灯笼 (燈籠) | dēng lóng | lantern |
| 笼子 (籠子) | lóng zi | cage; basket; container |
| 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) |
| 口罩 | kǒu zhào | mask (surgical etc) |
| 胸罩 | xiōng zhào | brassiere (underwear); bra |
| 面罩 | miàn zhào | mask; visor |
| 罩杯 | zhào bēi | cup (bra size) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shroud”.
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.