láng = l + ang2
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láng = l + ang2
(arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth
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How to pronounce 郎

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ang2 final

In the anglepod’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

郎 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
liáng = li + ang2
good / very / very much
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 郎 as component

country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit)
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láng = l + ang2
corridor / veranda / porch
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láng = l + ang2
variant of 螂[lang2]
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Words with 郎

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young woman / maiden / girl / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
bridegroom / groom

Sentences with 郎

qǐng
èr
láng
zhēn
jūn
 
 
tóng
zhuō
yāo
hóu

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láng

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