朗 (lǎng): bright, clear
朗 (lǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “bright, clear.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 良 (phonetic) and 月 (semantic). It ranks #1268 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 朗 moon. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).
Definitions
- bright, clear
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 朗
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 布朗proper-noun | bù lǎng | (name) Brown |
| 阿姆斯特朗proper-noun | ā mǔ sī tè lǎng | surname Armstrong |
| 伊朗proper-noun | yī lǎng | Iran |
| 克朗noun | kè lǎng | krone (currency of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden) (loanword) |
| 开朗adjective | kāi lǎng | spacious and well-lit |
| 明朗adjective | míng lǎng | bright |
| 布朗克斯proper-noun | bù lǎng kè sī | The Bronx, borough of New York City |
| 朗诵verb | lǎng sòng | to read aloud with expression |
| 珠穆朗玛峰proper-noun | zhū mù lǎng mǎ fēng | Mount Everest (from its Tibetan name, Chomolungma) |
| 米开朗基罗proper-noun | mǐ kāi lǎng jī luó | Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Renaissance painter and sculptor |
| 硬朗adjective | yìng lǎng | robust |
| 佛朗哥proper-noun | fó lǎng gē | Franco (name) |
| 朗朗上口phrase | lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu | to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) |
| 普朗克proper-noun | pǔ lǎng kè | Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist |
| 豁然开朗phrase | huò rán kāi lǎng | suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom) |
朗 appears in 71 compound words: 13 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 52 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 朗 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
to suddenly see the light; to be suddenly enlightened; the view instantly clears up; open and clear
Example Sentences
他的性格开朗，很容易与人相处，同事们都很喜欢他。
Tā de xìnggé kāilǎng, hěn róngyì yǔ rén xiāngchǔ, tóngshìmen dōu hěn xǐhuan tā.
He has a cheerful personality, gets along easily with others, and colleagues all like him.
联合国:收到伊朗来信 对地区紧张局势深表关切
lián gě guó : shōu dào yī lǎng lái xìn duì dì qū jǐn zhāng jú shì shēn biǎo guān qiē
United Nations: Received a letter from Iran expressing deep concern about regional tensions
伊最高领袖称伊朗武器事务“与美国无关”
yī zuì gāo lǐng xiù chèn yī lǎng wǔ qì shì wù yú měi guó mó guān
Iran's Supreme Leader Says Country's Weapons Affairs "Have Nothing to Do with the United States"
伊朗总统:伊朗愿就其核工业和平性质接受任何形...
yī lǎng zǒng tǒng yī lǎng yuàn jiù qí hé gōng yè hé píng xìng zhì jiē shòu rèn hé xíng . . .
Iranian President: Iran is willing to accept any form of verification regarding the peaceful nature of its nuclear industry...
与伊朗新一轮谈判前 美国增兵施压
yú yī lǎng xīn yī lún tán pàn qián měi guó zēng bīng shī yā
Ahead of New Round of Talks with Iran, U.S. Boosts Troop Presence to Apply Pressure
上午伊核下午俄乌,特朗普“谈判用人”引争议:派俩房..
shǎng wǔ yī hé xià wǔ é wū , tè lǎng pǔ tán pàn yòng rén yǐn zhēng yì pā liǎ fáng . .
Morning Iran, Afternoon Russia-Ukraine: Trump's "Negotiation Team" Sparks Controversy: Sending Two...
珠穆朗玛峰有多高？
Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng yǒu duō gāo?
How high is Mount Everest?
德黑兰是伊朗的首都。
Déhēilán shì Yīlǎng de shǒudū.
Tehran is the capital of Iran.
最先登上珠穆朗玛峰的人是谁？
Zuì xiān dēngshàng Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng de rén shì shéi?
Who first reached the summit of Mt. Everest?
我能和布朗小姐说话吗？
Wǒ néng hé Bùlǎng xiǎojie shuōhuà ma?
May I talk to Ms. Brown?
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