郎
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láng · gentleman, young man

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 郎

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Example sentences

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Xīn láng xiàn zài zài yì jiā gōng sī gōng zuò, xīn niáng shì wǒ men de lǎo shī.新郎现在在一家公司工作,新娘是我们的老师。

The groom works for a company now, and the bride is our teacher.

Source: Tatoeba #397889 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng zhū wèi zhēn mǎn jiǔ, wèi xīn láng hé xīn niáng gān bēi!请诸位斟满酒,为新郎和新娘干杯!

Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!

Source: Tatoeba #8640260 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fā gěi hǎo péng yǒu de qǐng tiē shàng yǒu xīn láng xīn niáng hé yǐng de zhào piàn.发给好朋友的请帖上有新郎新娘合影的照片。

There's a photo of the bride and groom together on the invitation sent to friends.

Source: Tatoeba #421182 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tài láng shì sān rén zhī zhōng zuì yǒu míng de.太郎是三人之中最有名的。

Taro is the most famous of the three.

Source: Tatoeba #868355 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ huì bāng yì bǎ máng ma, tài láng?你会帮一把忙吗,太郎?

Will you lend a hand, Taro?

Source: Tatoeba #9963002 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiào wǒ yì láng.他叫我一郎。

He called me Ichiro.

Source: Tatoeba #832753 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 郎 in context

  1. Say láng, then recall the core meaning: gentleman, young man.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 新郎 (xīn láng), meaning “bridegroom”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 郎 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.