郞 (láng) — (variant of 郎) young man; official title; surname (archaic or literary)
Definition
郞 (láng) is a literary variant of 郎 — used in classical names, ancient official titles, and old-style writing. Learners will almost always see the standard form 郎 instead.
noun
(variant of 郎) young manofficial titlesurname (archaic or literary)
Examples
- 郞。Táng dài shī rén láng shì yuán hěn yǒu míng.The Tang dynasty poet Lang Shiyuan is very famous.
- 郞。Gǔ dài chēng nián qīng mào měi de nán zǐ wèi láng.In ancient times, handsome young men were called lang.
- 郞，。Hàn dài shè yǒu láng guān, fù zé gōng tíng shì wù.The Han dynasty had Lang officials responsible for palace affairs.
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