回笼

回

huí

笼

籠

lóng

to steam again / to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer / to withdraw currency from circulation

Characters and words in 回笼

回

huí = hu + ei2

to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)

回 = 口 + 囗 : Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.

回

迴

huí = hu + ei2

to curve / to return / to revolve

回

逥

huí = hu + ei2

variant of 迴|回[hui2]

笼

籠

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket / to cover / to cage / to embrace / to manipulate through trickery

笼 = ⺮ + 龙 : Lenny Lemur (lu) prepared dim sum in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). As the dragon (龙) smells the dim sum he wants to try some, but Lenny Lemur (lu) covers (笼) the flat bamboo basket (笼) with a bamboo stick (⺮) to prevent the dragon from stealing the dim sum.

笼

籠

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

to cover / to cage / covering / also pr. [long2]