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狼 (láng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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狼 (láng): Wolf — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 狼

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How to write 狼 — animated stroke order

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2.

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3.

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狼

狼=

4.

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5.

How to Use 狼

Idioms using 狼 metaphorically

Both are idiomatic expressions that retain the literal meaning of wolf but are used metaphorically to describe human behavior or situations.

狼狈 • láng bèi • in a difficult position; in a tight corner • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

zhuō桌

shàng上

bēi杯

pán盘

láng狼

jí藉

Information

Pinyinláng

Meaningwolf

Strokes10

Radical犭

Traditional狼

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1777

Zhuyinㄌㄤˊ

UnicodeU+72FC

CangjieKHI

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犭dog

A dog-like creature (犭) that is good (良) at hunting — the wolf, a skilled predator.

láng狼

bèi狈

in a difficult position; in a tight corner

狼吞虎咽 • láng tūn hǔ yàn • to wolf down one's food [idiom] • HSK 6

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láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

to wolf down one's food [idiom]

。

The cups and plates on the table are in a mess.

sēn森

lín林

li里

yǒu有

yì一

zhī只

láng狼

。

There is a wolf in the forest.

láng狼

qún群

zài在

sēn森

lín林

zhōng中

bǔ捕

liè猎

。

The wolf pack hunts in the forest.

chái豺

láng狼

shì是

fēi非

cháng常

xiōng凶

měng猛

de的

dòng动

wù物

。

Jackals and wolves are very ferocious animals.

zhè这

zhī只

láng狼

gǒu狗

fēi非

cháng常

cōng聪

ming明

。

This wolfdog is very smart.

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