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The character 笼, with its traditional form 籠, structurally combines the bamboo radical 竹 with the phonetic component 龍, simplified to 龙, indicating its original association with objects made from bamboo such as baskets or containers. Etymologically, this construction reflects an initial meaning focused on woven bamboo items used for holding or carrying. Over centuries, its semantic range expanded to include various enclosed structures like cages and covers, as well as verbal uses meaning to envelop or shroud.
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小鸟被关在笼子里。
这个笼子是竹制的。
迷雾笼罩着山谷。
他的回答很笼统。
夜晚的黑暗笼罩了整个城市。
请不要用笼统的语言描述细节。
她用一个漂亮的笼子养了一只鹦鹉。
在经济报告中，数据不能太笼统。