狼
wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
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How 狼 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
犭 (semantic, “dog”) + 良 (phonetic, liáng)
How to remember it
wolf · Heisig RSH #2514
pack of wild dogs + 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 |
| 浪 | làng | breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful |
| 娘 | niáng | mother; young girl; woman; wife |
| 朗 | lǎng | bright, clear, distinct |
| 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 狼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 前门打虎，后门打狼 | qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng | to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig.… |
| 中山狼传 | Zhōng shān Láng Zhuàn | The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[Ma3 Zhong1 xi1] |
| 大尾巴狼 | dà yǐ ba láng | (coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting… |
| 空手套白狼 | kōng shǒu tào bái láng | (coll.) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources |
| 白眼狼 | bái yǎn láng | thankless wretch; an ingrate |
| 狼子野心 | láng zǐ yě xīn | ambition of wild wolves (idiom); rapacious designs |
| 天狼星 | Tiān láng xīng | Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座 |
| 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心 | huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn | see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2] |
| 前门拒虎，后门进狼 | qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng | to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig.… |
| 狼烟四起 | láng yān sì qǐ | fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war |
| 大灰狼 | dà huī láng | big bad wolf |
| 狼多肉少 | láng duō ròu shǎo | many wolves and not enough meat; not enough to go around |
| 狼牙山 | Láng yá Shān | Mount Langya in Hebei |
| 大野狼 | dà yě láng | big bad wolf |
| 舍不得孩子套不住狼 | shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng | one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb); (fig.) one … |
| 全身性红斑狼疮 | quán shēn xìng hóng bān láng chuāng | systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
| 狼人 | láng rén | werewolf |
| 狼头 | láng tou | variant of 榔頭|榔头[lang2 tou5] |
| 引狼入室 | yǐn láng rù shì | (lit.) to show the wolf into the house (idiom); (fig.) to introduce a potential source of … |
| 色狼 | sè láng | lecher; pervert; wolf |