琅
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jade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,825 U+7405
How 琅 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
王 (semantic, “jade”) + 良 (phonetic, liáng)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 良
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 良 (liáng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 良 sound component | liáng | good, virtuous, respectable |
| 浪 | làng | breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful |
| 娘 | niáng | mother; young girl; woman; wife |
| 朗 | lǎng | bright, clear, distinct |
| 狼 | láng | wolf |
| 粮 | liáng | food, grain, provisions |
| 酿 | niàng | to ferment, to brew |
| 踉 | liàng | to hop, to jump; hurried, urgent |
| 锒 | láng | chain, lock; ornament |
| 稂 | láng | grass; weeds |
| 莨 | làng | Japanese belladonna; Scopolia japonica |
Words containing 琅
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琅威理 | Láng Wēi lǐ | Captain William M Lang (1843-), British adviser to the Qing north China navy 北洋水師|北洋水师 dur… |
| 满目琳琅 | mǎn mù lín láng | see 琳瑯滿目|琳琅满目[lin2 lang2 man3 mu4] |
| 琳琅满目 | lín láng mǎn mù | (idiom) to be a feast for the eyes; to be a cornucopia of delights; to be diverse and abun… |
| 施琅 | Shī Láng | Shi Lang (1621–1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties |
| 挡琅 | dǎng láng | (slang) to ask for money; to lend money |
| 琅琊区 | Láng yá Qū | Langya, a district of Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui |
| 琅琊山 | Láng yá Shān | Mt Langya in eastern Anhui Province |
| 琳琅 | lín láng | glittering jewels |
| 珐琅质 | fà láng zhì | (old) tooth enamel (still in use in Taiwan) |
| 琅嬛 | Láng huán | mythical fairy realm |
| 琅琊 | Láng yá | see 瑯琊區|琅琊区[Lang2 ya2 Qu1] |
| 珐琅 | fà láng | enamel; enamelware |