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郎 (láng): Young man — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 郎

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 郎 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 郎

郎 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
郎
良liáng · good
阝yì · place
郎=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 郎

郎 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 郎

Common word with 郎

One common HSK word with 郎 is 新郎, meaning "bridegroom".

新郎 • xīn láng • bridegroom • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

Tā他
de的
gē哥
ge哥
dāng当
le了
hūn

Information

Pinyinláng
Meaningyoung man; gentleman
Strokes8
Radical阝
Traditional郎
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1492
Zhuyinㄌㄤˊ
UnicodeU+90CE
CangjieIIAV
良liáng · good
+阝yì · place
xīn新
láng郎

bridegroom

婚
lǐ礼
de的
bàn伴
láng郎
。

His brother served as the best man at the wedding.

xīn新
láng郎
jīn今
tiān天
chuān穿
zhe着
hěn很
shuài帅
qì气
de的
xī西
zhuāng装
。

The groom is wearing a very handsome suit today.

ruì瑞
shì士
fǎ法
láng郎
shì是
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
zuì最
wěn稳
dìng定
de的
huò货
bì币
zhī之
yī一
。

The Swiss franc is one of the most stable currencies in the world.

nà那
wèi位
nǚ女
láng郎
zài在
wǔ舞
tái台
shàng上
tiào跳
wǔ舞
。

That young woman is dancing on the stage.

láng郎
zhōng中
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
bìng病
rén人
kāi开
yào药
fāng方
。

The ancient doctor is prescribing medicine for the patient.

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  • 郡jùnadministrative division
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