榔
Spell out: + =
tall tree (archaic)
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,336 U+6994
How 榔 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 郎 (phonetic, láng)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 郎
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 郎 (láng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郎 sound component | láng | gentleman, young man; husband |
| 廊 | láng | corridor, porch, veranda |
| 螂 | láng | mantis, dung beetle |
| 啷 | lāng | a clanging or rattling sound |
Words containing 榔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东一榔头西一棒子 | dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi | banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision |
| 榔头 | láng tou | hammer; large hammer; sledgehammer |
| 槟榔西施 | bīng lang Xī shī | (Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glas… |
| 马槟榔 | mǎ bīng lang | Capparis masaikai |
| 榔榆 | láng yú | Chinese or lacebark elm (Ulmus parvifolia) |
| 槟榔 | bīng lang | betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut |
| 槟榔屿 | Bīng lang yǔ | (old name) Penang Island, Malaysia |
| 桄榔 | guāng láng | arenga or sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) |
| 榔槺 | láng kāng | cumbersome; awkward and clumsy |