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郎 (láng) — surname Lang

Definition

郎 is listed here as a surname (Lang). Note that 郎 also appears as a bound form in literary/fixed expressions like 郎才女貌, but those are not separate vocabulary items at HSK 7.

bound form
surname Lang

Examples

  • 郎。
    Tā xìng láng.
    His surname is Lang.
  • 郎。
    láng Lǎo shī jiào wǒ men lì shǐ.
    Teacher Lang teaches us history.
  • 郎。
    Wǒ zài jī chǎng yù dào le láng nǚ shì.
    I met Ms. Lang at the airport.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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.

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