郎 Stroke Order — How to Write 郎

Stroke Order

郎 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 阝, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

郎 Radical and Character Components

Components:良阝

郎 is an ideographic compound. A man from a good 良 place 阝; 良 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 阝 + 6 more strokes

郎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

láng
làng

Meanings of 郎 in Chinese

láng郎

A respectful or affectionate term for a young man, often used in contexts like '郎才女貌' (talented man and beautiful woman).

他们真是郎才女貌，天作之合。

They are truly a talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven.

A term of address for a type of person, often a young man or used in combination to refer to a person with a specific role, such as a peddler or a young woman.

那位美丽的女郎正在花店里挑选鲜花。

That beautiful young woman is choosing fresh flowers in the flower shop.

An old term used by a wife to refer to her husband or by a woman to refer to her lover.

她思念远方的郎君。

She missed her beloved who was far away.

An archaic or polite term for another person's son, as in '大郎' (eldest son) or '令郎' (your son).

你家令郎今年多大了？

How old is your son this year?

An ancient official title in feudal times, such as 'Langzhong' (which could refer to an ancient official or a traditional Chinese medicine doctor), 'Shilang', or 'Yuanwailang'.

这位郎中医术精湛，深受病患信赖

This traditional Chinese medicine doctor's medical skills are superb, earning deep trust from patients.

làng郎

When pronounced 'làng' as in '屎壳郎' (shǐkelàng) or '蜣螂' (qiāngláng), '郎' refers to a dung beetle, a type of beetle known for rolling balls of dung.

夏天的夜晚，常常能看到屎壳郎在地上忙碌地滚动着粪球。

On summer nights, you can often see dung beetles busily rolling dung balls on the ground.

Common Words and Phrases with 郎

láng郎cái才nǚ女mào貌

A perfect match between a talented man and a beautiful woman.

听说这部新剧的男女主角郎才女貌，一经播出就受到了观众的喜爱和追捧。

I heard that the lead actor and actress in this new drama are a perfect match in talent and beauty, and the show became very popular among audiences as soon as it aired.

láng郎dāng当

Dilapidated, slovenly, in disarray, or worthless.

小明总是做事郎当，常常把东西弄坏

Xiao Ming is always clumsy when doing things, often breaking things.

láng郎jiù舅

Brothers-in-law, specifically referring to a man and his wife's brother.

他们俩是郎舅关系，经常一起讨论家事和生意。

They are brothers-in-law, often discussing family matters and business together.

láng郎jūn君

Langjun (郎君) is a classical Chinese term, most commonly used by a wife to refer to her husband, or as a respectful address for a young man. It can also refer to a son-in-law, or historically, a young gentleman or dandy.