Writing
灯笼 (dēng long) — how to say "lantern" in Chinese
灯笼
Lantern (festive)
noun
Character composition
灯
lamp, light
笼
cage, basket
Radicals / Keys
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
Collocations
红灯笼
hóng dēng long
red lantern
挂灯笼
guà dēng long
hang a lantern
Examples
春节的时候，家家户户都挂红灯笼。
During the Spring Festival, every household hangs red lanterns.
红灯笼很漂亮。
The red lantern is very beautiful.
Frequently asked questions
Lantern in Chinese meaning
"lantern" in Chinese is 灯笼 (dēng long).
灯笼 meaning in English
灯笼 (dēng long) means "Lantern (festive)".
How is 灯笼 pronounced?
It is pronounced dēng long (written as deng long, denglong). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for lantern
It is written 灯笼: 灯 has 6 strokes, 笼 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 灯笼?
灯笼 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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