锒铛

鋃鐺
lángdāng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 iron chains
  2. 2 shackles
  3. 3 clank (of chains or metal)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tiěliàn lángdāng zuòxiǎng.
The iron chains clanked.
HSK 7-9
Nàge qiúfàn tuō zhe chénzhòng de lángdāng, mànmàn de zǒujìn le láofáng.
The prisoner dragged his heavy chains slowly into the cell.

Tips

usage
Now mostly in 锒铛入狱 'to be thrown into prison in chains', common in news of an official or a celebrity who ends up in jail. 铛 reads dāng here; in cookware such as 饼铛 'griddle' it reads chēng.

Stroke Order

锒 láng
铛 dāng