Hanzi

螂 Chinese character image - Hanzi

螂 Chinese character image - Hanzi
螂 Chinese character image - Hanzi
螂 Chinese character image - Hanzi
螂 Chinese character image - Hanzi
螂 Chinese character image - Hanzi
螂 Chinese character image - Hanzi
螂 Chinese character image - Hanzi
螂 Chinese character image - Hanzi

Common Meanings

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láng螂

Used as the second character in the compound word 'tángláng' (螳螂), which means mantis.
这只螳螂的颜色和树叶很像
The color of this mantis is very similar to the leaves.
When pronounced 'láng', it is primarily used in the compound '蜣螂' (qiāngláng), which means 'dung beetle' or 'scarab beetle'.
这只蜣螂在地上滚动粪球。
This dung beetle is rolling a ball of dung on the ground.
Used in the compound word '蟑螂' (zhāngláng), meaning 'cockroach'.
这间旧屋子里有很多蟑螂，非常不卫生。
There are many cockroaches in this old house, which is very unsanitary.
Refers to 'mantis', typically as the second character in the compound 'mǎláng' (蚂螂).
这只蚂螂在草丛中静静地等待猎物。
This mantis is quietly waiting for its prey in the grass.