(lǎng)

HSK 510 strokes

clear

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
lǎng
Meaning
clear; bright
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰良月

In this compound, the meaning comes from (moon); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

qínglǎng
HSK 5

sunny and cloudless

Open 晴朗 page →
lǎng
HSK 5

to read aloud

Open 朗读 page →
mínglǎng
HSK 7-9

bright

Open 明朗 page →
lǎngsòng
HSK 7-9

to read aloud with expression

Open 朗诵 page →
yìnglǎng
HSK 7-9

robust

Open 硬朗 page →
yuánlǎng

Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong

Open 元朗 page →
lǎng

krone (currency of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden) (loanword)

Open 克朗 page →

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