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郎

láng
noun #3,539

Meanings

  1. 1 young man
  2. 2 husband
  3. 3 official title

Examples

HSK 4
新郎今天特别帅。
Xīnláng jīntiān tèbié shuài.
The groom looks especially handsome today.
HSK 7-9
牛郎和织女的故事在中国很有名。
Niúláng hé Zhīnǚ de gùshi zài Zhōngguó hěn yǒumíng.
The story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is very famous in China.

Tips

usage
新郎 (groom) pairs with 新娘 (bride)

Components

radical
阝 yì
city; town (right-side radical)
Right-side 阝 is the city/town radical (from 邑) - distinct from the left-side 阝 (mound, from 阜). It marks 郎 as originally a place name: a town in the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn era. Same right-side 阝 in 都 (capital), 邦 (state), 部 (department).
phonetic
良 liáng
good; fine
Left 良 supplies the sound (liáng → láng) and a strong semantic echo: 'good, fine,' fitting the laudatory readings 'young gentleman, fine man, husband.' The 6-stroke shape here is a mild contraction of standalone 良 (7 strokes) where the final stroke merges into the right component.

Stroke Order

郎 láng