狼 (láng): wolf, CL:匹,隻|只,條|条
狼 (láng) is a Chinese character meaning “wolf.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 犭 (semantic) and 良 (phonetic). It ranks #1693 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 狼 dog. Its radical form 犭 (dog) appears in many related characters such as 狗 (gǒu, dog), 猫 (māo, cat), 状 (zhuàng, (bound form) form).
Definitions
- wolf
- CL:匹,隻|只,條|条
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天狼星proper-noun | tiān láng xīng | Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座 |
| 色狼noun | sè láng | lecher |
| 声名狼藉phrase | shēng míng láng jí | to have a bad reputation |
| 豺狼noun | chái láng | jackal and wolf |
| 狼狈adjective | láng bèi | in a difficult situation |
| 黄鼠狼noun | huáng shǔ láng | see 黃鼬|黄鼬 |
| 狼藉adjective | láng jí | in a mess |
| 狼吞虎咽phrase | láng tūn hǔ yàn | to wolf down one's food (idiom) |
| 大灰狼proper-noun | dà huī láng | big bad wolf |
| 狼狈为奸phrase | láng bèi wéi jiān | villains collude together (idiom) |
| 红斑狼疮noun | hóng bān láng chuāng | (medicine) lupus erythematosus |
| 狼狗noun | láng gǒu | wolfdog |
| 狼疮noun | láng chuāng | lupus (skin disease) |
| 狼獾noun | láng huān | wolverine (Gulo gulo), also named 貂熊 |
| 如狼似虎phrase | rú láng sì hǔ | lit. like wolves and tigers |
狼 appears in 64 compound words: 44 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 28 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 狼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (17)
describes wine cups and plates spread over a dining table in disarray after a feast
to act in collusion with each other; to work hand in glove with somebody (to nefarious ends)
to act in collusion with each other; to work hand in glove with somebody (to nefarious ends)
Showing 12 of 17 idioms containing 狼.
Example Sentences
这个狼字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě láng zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "wolf" is related to its radical.
杏林之耻!桃园涉偷拍狼医 判刑前仍可执业
杏 lín zhī chǐ ! táo yuán shè tōu pāi láng yī pàn xíng qián réng kě zhí yè
Shame of the apricot forest! Taoyuan was involved in secretly filming wolf doctors and could still practice before sentencing
英超|救世主降临 维拉势一球驯“狼”
yīng chāo jiù shì zhǔ jiàng lín wéi lā shì yī qiú xùn láng
Premier League|The savior has arrived, and Villa has tame the "wolf" with a goal
北市医美诊所开枪!枪手换装9次“狼狈逃700KM”躲阿里山民宿被逮
běi shì yī měi zhěn suǒ kāi qiāng ! qiāng shǒu huàn zhuāng 9 cì láng bèi táo 7 0 0 K M duǒ ā lǐ shān mín sù bèi dǎi
Beishi Medical Aesthetic Clinic shoots! The gunman changed his clothes 9 times and "fled 700KM in embarrassment" and was arrested to hide in Alishan B&B
加拿大不要前门拒虎 后门引狼
jiā ná dà bù yāo qián mén jù hǔ hòu mén yǐn láng
Canada doesn't want to reject the tiger at the front door and lure the wolf at the back door
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别狼吞虎咽的。你最好细嚼慢咽地吃。
Bié lángtūnhǔyàn de. nǐ zuì hǎo xìjiáomànyàn de chī.
Stop inhaling your food. You should eat a little slower.
他真是刚出狼窝又入虎穴。
Tā zhēnshi gāng chū láng wō yòu rù hǔ xué.
He fell out of the frying pan into the fire.
你怎么能如此狼毒？
Nǐ zěnme néng rúcǐ láng dú?
How can you be so cruel?
他的房间一片狼藉。
Tā de fángjiān yī piàn lángjí.
His room's a mess.
Character Family
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