郎 — Chinese character
郎
láng
gentleman, young man; husband
- Pinyin
- láng
- Radical
- 163 ⾢ (City)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 良 阝
- Formation
- ideographic — A man from a good 良 place 阝; 良 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 郎 as a kanji
Common words with 郎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女郎 | nǚ láng | young woman; maiden |
| 侍郎 | shì láng | (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) |
| 新郎 | xīn láng | bridegroom; groom |
| 法郎 | fǎ láng | franc; 个 (gè) |
| 郎中 | láng zhōng | doctor (Chinese medicine); ancient official title |
| 伴郎 | bàn láng | best man; groomsman |
| 牛郎 | niú láng | cowherd boy; (slang) male prostitute |
| 中郎将 (中郎將) | zhōng láng jiàng | general of the household, a mid-ranking military officer responsible for palace or court duties |
| 郎君 | láng jūn | my husband and master (archaic); playboy of rich family |
| 应召女郎 (應召女郎) | yìng zhào nǚ láng | call girl |
| 牛郎织女 (牛郎織女) | niú láng zhī nǚ | Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story); separated lovers |
| 情郎 | qíng láng | boyfriend; paramour (of a woman) |
English words written with 郎
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.