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浪

làng
noun HSK 7-9 #4,412

Meanings

  1. 1 wave; breaker
  2. 2 unrestrained; dissolute
  3. 3 to waste

Examples

不要浪费时间。
Bùyào làngfèi shíjiān.
Don't waste time.
海浪很大。
Hǎilàng hěn dà.
The ocean waves are big.

Tips

usage
浪 appears in 浪费 (làngfèi, to waste), 海浪 (hǎilàng, ocean wave), 浪漫 (làngmàn, romantic), 流浪 (liúlàng, to wander/be homeless), 浪花 (lànghuā, spray/splash).

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water (left-side form)
Three drops of water on the left — the side-form of 水. Anchors 浪 in the water family alongside 河, 海, 湖, 涛. Carries the meaning core: a wave is a movement of water. Extends metaphorically to 浪费 'wasting' (letting things drift away on the tide) and 浪漫 'romantic / unrestrained' (going wherever the current takes you).
phonetic
良 liáng
good; fine
Right component supplies the sound: 良 liáng → làng with tone and vowel shift. Same phonetic in 朗 lǎng (clear), 狼 láng (wolf), 廊 láng (corridor) — a tight láng-family. The 'good' meaning of 良 plays no role in 浪; treat as pure sound anchor.

Stroke Order

浪 làng