笼 Strokes Write it Listen 笼 lóng basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum HSK 7–9 11 strokes Radical ⺮ Sound + meaning 4 words Built from⺮meaningzhúbamboo; flute龙soundlóngdragon; symbol of the emperor How it works⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo), and 龙 lóng hints at the sound.