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螂
蜋
láng
1. variant of [[螂<láng>]]
Uncommon • Top 42% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

螂
láng
mantis, dung beetle
14 丶

Compound Words (10)

刀螂
dāolang
(dialect) mantis
蜣螂
qiāngláng
dung beetle
蚂螂
māláng
dragonfly
螳螂
tángláng
mantis
蟑螂
zhāngláng
cockroach
屎蚵螂
shǐkēláng
dung beetle
南派螳螂
nánpàitángláng
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
螳螂捕蝉
tánglángbǔchán
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
北派螳螂拳
běipàitánglángquán
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后
tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

Alternate Entries

螂
láng
dragonfly / mantis

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,593
Word Frequency Rank
35,816 of 84,292

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