琅 (láng): jade-like stone, clean and white, tinkling of pendants
琅 (láng) is a Chinese character meaning “jade-like stone.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 良 (phonetic). It ranks #4092 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 琅 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球)), 环 (huán, ring).
Definitions
- jade-like stone
- clean and white
- tinkling of pendants
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 珐琅质noun | fà láng zhì | (old) tooth enamel (still in use in Taiwan) |
| 琳琅满目phrase | lín láng mǎn mù | (idiom) to be a feast for the eyes |
| 珐琅 | fà láng | enamel |
| 琅威理 | láng wēi lǐ | Captain William M Lang (1843-), British adviser to the Qing north China navy 北洋水師|北洋水师 during the 1880s |
| 满目琳琅 | mǎn mù lín láng | see 琳瑯滿目|琳琅满目 |
| 琅琊区 | láng yá qū | Langya, a district of Chuzhou City 滁州市, Anhui |
| 琅琊山 | láng yá shān | Mt Langya in eastern Anhui Province |
| 施琅 | shī láng | Shi Lang (1621–1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties |
| 琳琅noun | lín láng | glittering jewels |
| 挡琅 | dǎng láng | (slang) to ask for money |
| 琅嬛 | láng huán | mythical fairy realm |
| 琅琊 | láng yá | see 瑯琊區|琅琊区 |
琅 appears in 12 compound words: 42 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
琅勃拉邦最为出名的活动有两个。
láng bó lā bāng zuì wéi chū míng de huó dòng yǒu liǎng gè .
There are two activities for which Luang Prabang is most famous.
它有一副深绿色的珐琅外壳,黄铜包边,表面保留着铆钉和磨损纹理。
tā yǒu yī fù shēn lǜ sè de 珐 láng wài qiào , huáng tóng bāo biān , biǎo miàn bǎo liú zhe 铆 dīng hé mó sǔn wén lǐ .
It has a deep green enamel case with brass trim, and the surface still bears the rivets and signs of wear.
到了宋代,市井更是冰食琳琅。
dào le sòng dài , shì jǐng gèng shì bīng shí lín láng .
By the Song Dynasty, the markets were brimming with a dazzling array of frozen treats.
在博物馆负一层“岁岁鸭”主题体验区,各类相关文创产品琳琅满目。
zài bó wù guǎn fù yī céng suì suì yā zhǔ tí tǐ yàn qū , gè lèi xiāng guān wén chuàng chǎn pǐn lín láng mǎn mù .
In the “Sui Sui Ya” themed experience area on the museum’s lower ground floor, there is a dazzling array of related cultural and creative products.
这里曾书声琅琅,武昌中华大学(华中师范大学的前身之一)内迁时在此坚持办学七年。
zhè lǐ céng shū shēng láng láng , wǔ chāng zhōng huá dà xué ( huá zhōng shī fàn dà xué de qián shēn zhī yī ) nèi qiān shí zài cǐ jiān chí bàn xué qī nián .
This place once echoed with the sound of students reading aloud; when Wuchang Zhonghua University (one of the predecessors of Huazhong Normal University) was relocated inland, it continued to operate here for seven years.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced láng
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