笼

PINYIN

lóng

DEFINITION
  • basket
  • cage
  • to cover
  • to cage
  • to embrace
  • to manipulate through trickery
EXAMPLE
灯笼 / dēng lóng
lantern
PINYIN

lǒng 

DEFINITION
  • to cover
  • to cage
  • covering
EXAMPLE
笼罩 / lǒng zhào
to envelop / to shroud