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榔

láng
noun #74,212

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 榔头) hammer
  2. 2 (in 槟榔) areca; betel palm

Examples

把那把榔头递给我。
Bǎ nà bǎ lángtou dì gěi wǒ.
Hand me the hammer over there.
海南人常嚼槟榔。
Hǎinán rén cháng jiáo bīnláng.
Chewing betel nut is common in Hainan.

Tips

usage
榔 is bound and lives in two unrelated words: 榔头 (a hammer, same as 锤子) and 槟榔 (the areca palm and its chewed nut).

Components

radical
木 mù
wood; tree
The tree radical on the left, a pictograph of a tree with branches and roots. It fits both senses: a hammer with a wooden handle and the betel palm tree. It groups 榔 with 槟, 树, and 椅.
phonetic
郎 láng
phonetic component
Supplies the sound, read identically as láng. It works purely as a pronunciation marker for this wood-related character.

Stroke Order

榔 láng