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郎
láng
1. (arch.) minister
2. official
3. noun prefix denoting function or status
4. a youth
Common • Top 6% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

郎
láng
gentleman, young man; husband
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

牛郎
niúláng
cowherd boy
二郎
Èrláng
see [[二郎神<Èrlángshén>]]
情郎
qíngláng
boyfriend
令郎
lìngláng
Your esteemed son (honorific)
伴郎
bànláng
best man
新郎
xīnláng
bridegroom
HSK 6
侍郎
shìláng
ancient official title
郎溪
Lángxī
Langxi county in Xuancheng [[宣城<Xuānchéng>]], Anhui
刀郎
Dāoláng
Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as [[多郎]]
法郎
fǎláng
franc
牛郎
Niúláng
Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid [[牛郎織女|牛郎织女]]
郎朗
LángLǎng
Lang Lang (1982-), Chinese concert pianist
郎平
LángPíng
Jenny Lang Ping (1960-), Chinese volleyball player, coach of USA women's national team since 2005
夜郎
Yèláng
small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty
赀郎
zīláng
sb who purchases a public post
郎中
lángzhōng
doctor (Chinese medicine)
郎君
lángjūn
my husband and master (archaic)
女郎
nǚláng
young woman
郎猫
lángmāo
(coll.) tomcat
二郎神
Èrlángshén
Erlangshen, Chinese deity

Alternate Entries

郎
Láng
surname Lang

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,456
Word Frequency Rank
5,202 of 84,292

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