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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)

蟑螂
zhāngláng
cockroach
蜣螂
qiāngláng
dung beetle
蚂螂
māláng
dragonfly
螳螂
tángláng
mantis
刀螂
dāolang
(dialect) mantis
屎蚵螂
shǐkēláng
dung beetle
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
南派螳螂
nánpàitángláng
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
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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