TongTong
Sign in

新郎 (xīn láng) — bridegroom, groom

Definition

新郎 is the man getting married — pairs naturally with 新娘 (the bride). 男方 refers to the groom's family or side, not the person.

noun
bridegroomgroom
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 新郎。
    xīn láng Zài hūn lǐ shàng fēi cháng jǐn zhāng.
    The groom was very nervous at the wedding.
  • 新郎。
    Xīn niáng hé xīn láng yì qǐ qiè le dàn gāo.
    The bride and the groom cut the cake together.
  • 新郎。
    Dà jiā dōu jué de xīn láng hěn shuài.
    Everyone thinks the groom is very handsome.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

新xīnnew
郎lángyoung man/husband

新 (new) and 郎 (young man/husband) combine to mean the newly married man.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

假借jiǎjièLater borrowed for its sound alone — the picture has nothing to do with today’s meaning.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
辛
辛xīn新xīn
Same sound today

The shape originally paired 斤, for chopping wood, with 辛 for sound. It was borrowed for its sound to write 新, so the chopping-wood parts are unrelated to 'new'.

Open 新 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
邑邑yìcounty; town
Sound part声符shēngfú
良
良liáng郎láng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

郎 combines 良, which gives the sound, with 邑, meaning county or town.

Open 郎 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 6Romance & Marriage

Browse more HSK 5 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.