浪
wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble
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Dict coverage rank #1,009 U+6D6A
How 浪 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 良 (phonetic, liáng)
How to remember it
breakers · Heisig RSH #1152
水 water + halo
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 良
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 良 (liáng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 良 sound component | liáng | good, virtuous, respectable |
| 娘 | niáng | mother; young girl; woman; wife |
| 朗 | lǎng | bright, clear, distinct |
| 狼 | láng | wolf |
| 粮 | liáng | food, grain, provisions |
| 酿 | niàng | to ferment, to brew |
| 琅 | láng | pure, white; carnelian |
| 踉 | liàng | to hop, to jump; hurried, urgent |
| 锒 | láng | chain, lock; ornament |
| 稂 | láng | grass; weeds |
| 莨 | làng | Japanese belladonna; Scopolia japonica |
Words containing 浪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无风不起浪 | wú fēng bù qǐ làng | lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason; no smoke without … |
| 浪子回头金不换 | làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn | a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold |
| 浪卡子县 | Làng kǎ zǐ Xiàn | Nagarzê, a county in Shannan City 山南市[Shan1 nan2 Shi4], Tibet |
| 浪子回头 | làng zǐ huí tóu | the return of a prodigal son (idiom) |
| 流浪儿 | liú làng ér | street urchin; waif |
| 长风破浪 | cháng fēng pò làng | lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves; to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom) |
| 浪卡子 | Làng kǎ zǐ | see 浪卡子縣|浪卡子县[Lang4 ka3 zi3 Xian4] |
| 兴风作浪 | xīng fēng zuò làng | to incite trouble; to stir up havoc |
| 古浪县 | Gǔ làng Xiàn | Gulang, a county in Wuwei City 武威市[Wu3 wei1 Shi4], Gansu |
| 流浪者 | liú làng zhě | rover; vagabond; vagrant; wanderer |
| 长江后浪推前浪 | Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng | lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom); fig. the new is co… |
| 新浪网 | Xīn làng Wǎng | Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company |
| 风浪板 | fēng làng bǎn | (Tw) windsurfing; sailboard |
| 浪费金钱 | làng fèi jīn qián | to squander money; to spend extravagantly |
| 波浪号 | bō làng hào | tilde ( ~ ) |
| 无风三尺浪 | wú fēng sān chǐ làng | lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom); fig. trouble arising unexpectedly |
| 浪得虚名 | làng dé xū míng | to have an undeserved reputation (idiom) |
| 新浪微博 | Xīn làng Wēi bó | Sina Weibo, Chinese microblogging platform |
| 流浪汉 | liú làng hàn | tramp; wanderer |
| 大浪 | dà làng | billow; surge |