Chinese symbol for “sweeping”
笼统
lǒng tǒng
Traditional: 籠統
general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sweeping is 笼统 (lǒng tǒng), defined as: general; broad; sweeping; lacking in detail; vague.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 笼统.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灯笼 (燈籠) | dēng lóng | lantern |
| 笼罩 (籠罩) | lǒng zhào | to envelop; to shroud |
| 笼子 (籠子) | lóng zi | cage; basket; container |
| 牢笼 (牢籠) | láo lóng | cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) |
| 系统 (系統) | xì tǒng | system; 个 (gè) |
| 总统 (總統) | zǒng tǒng | president (of a country) |
| 传统 (傳統) | chuán tǒng | tradition; traditional |
| 统一 (統一) | tǒng yī | to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sweeping”.
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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