lóng

栊

Character · NounTraditional櫳

window; cage

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

window; window lattice

literary

A literary term for a window, often implying an elegant, latticed window.

Chūn春
fēng风
chuī吹
rù入
xiù绣
lián帘
lóng栊
 。

The spring breeze blows into the embroidered-curtained window.

Fáng房
lóng栊
yōu幽
jìng静
 。

The room and its windows are serene.

2.

noun

cage; pen; enclosure (for animals)

literary

A literary or classical term for an enclosure, cage, or pen used to keep animals.

Hǔ虎
sì兕
chū出
yú于
xiá柙
 ，
guī龟
yù玉
huǐ毁
yú于
dú椟
zhōng中
 ，
shì是
shuí谁
zhī之
guò过
yú与
 ？
 
 (
 《
 论
 语
 》
 中
 用
 '
 柙
 '
 ，
 '
 栊
 '
 是
 类
 似
 概
 念
 的
 栅
 栏
 )

If a tiger or rhinoceros escapes from its cage, or if a tortoise-shell or piece of jade is destroyed in its case, whose fault is it? (Analects, using 'cage' concept similar to 栊)

Jiù旧
shí时
huáng皇
jiā家
yuàn苑
yòu囿
zhōng中
shè设
yǒu有
shòu兽
lóng栊
 。

In the old imperial parks, there were animal enclosures.