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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

HSK 5
把那把榔头递给我。
Bǎ nà bǎ lángtou dì gěi wǒ.
Hand me the hammer over there.
HSK 7-9
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