郎

láng
#1,455 most
frequent character
(arch.) minister, official

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

郎 has a sound part 郎 without ⻏ liáng (a variant of 良) and ⻏ city as its meaning part. It first meant a place name in 魯. The meaning was borrowed for its sound to mean ministers, then grew to young man and master.

郎 as a component in other characters

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廊螂榔啷瑯

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Same Characters, Different Readings

郎Lang2
surname Lang

Homophones

HSK 5
狼láng
wolf

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