Chinese symbol for “minister”
郎
láng
(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for minister is 郎 (láng), defined as: (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “minister”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公使 | gōng shǐ | minister; diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations |
| 部长 (部長) | bù zhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “minister”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.