郎(láng)

HSK 48 strokes
Readingslánglàng

surname Lang

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Character information

Pinyin
láng / làng
Meaning
surname Lang
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 郎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰良阝

A man from a good 良 place 阝;  良 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

良liáng阝fǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 郎 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 郎

Common words using 郎 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xīn新láng郎
HSK 4

bridegroom; groom

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èr二láng郎

see 二郎神[Er4 lang2 shen2]

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lìng令láng郎

your esteemed son (honorific)

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bàn伴láng郎

best man; groomsman

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èr二láng郎tuǐ腿

one leg over the other (legs crossed)

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shì侍láng郎

(Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards

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dāo刀láng郎

Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎

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diào吊er儿láng郎dāng当

sloppy

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Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 郎’s common words

新二令伴腿侍刀吊

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