郎
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(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,348 U+90CE
How 郎 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A man from a good 良 place 阝; 良 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
young man · Heisig RSH #1385
halo + city walls
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 郎 as their sound component
These characters all use 郎 (láng) as their phonetic component — 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 |
| 榔 | láng | betel-nut tree |
| 啷 | lāng | a clanging or rattling sound |
Words containing 郎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夜郎自大 | Yè láng zì dà | lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom); fig. foolish conceit |
| 麻生太郎 | Má shēng Tài láng | ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008 |
| 亚巴郎 | Yà bā láng | (Catholicism) Abraham |
| 阿里郎 | Ā lǐ láng | Arirang, famous Korean song of love and tragic separation, based on folk tale from Georyo … |
| 赛车女郎 | sài chē nǚ láng | pit babe; paddock girl; grid girl |
| 桥本龙太郎 | Qiáo běn Lóng tài láng | HASHIMOTO Ryūtarō (1937-2006), Japanese politician, prime minister 1996-1998 |
| 二郎神 | Èr láng shén | Erlangshen, Chinese deity |
| 大江健三郎 | Dà jiāng Jiàn sān láng | Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate |
| 郎之万 | Láng zhī wàn | Langevin (name) |
| 新郎官 | xīn láng guān | bridegroom; groom |
| 郎世宁 | Láng Shì níng | Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766), Jesuit missionary and artist who served as a painter in … |
| 牛郎织女 | niú láng zhī nǚ | Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story); separated lovers; Altair and Vega (st… |
| 吊儿郎当 | diào r láng dāng | sloppy |
| 郎中 | láng zhōng | doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title; companions (respectful) |
| 如意郎君 | rú yì láng jūn | ideal husband; Mr. Right |
| 拼命三郎 | pīn mìng sān láng | brave man, willing to risk his life |
| 瑞士法郎 | Ruì shì fǎ láng | Swiss franc (currency) |
| 法郎 | fǎ láng | franc; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 郎平 | Láng Píng | Jenny Lang Ping (1960–), Chinese former volleyball player and coach |
| 新郎 | xīn láng | bridegroom; groom |