螂
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variant of 螂[lang2]
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,878 U+8782
How 螂 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
虫 (semantic, “insect”) + 郎 (phonetic, láng)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 郎
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 郎 (láng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郎 sound component | láng | gentleman, young man; husband |
| 廊 | láng | corridor, porch, veranda |
| 榔 | láng | betel-nut tree |
| 啷 | lāng | a clanging or rattling sound |
Words containing 螂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 | táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu | (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist clas… |
| 刀螂 | dāo lang | (dialect) mantis |
| 北派螳螂拳 | běi pài táng láng quán | Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art) |
| 南派螳螂 | nán pài táng láng | Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art |
| 螳螂捕蝉 | táng láng bǔ chán | see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4] |
| 蚂螂 | mā láng | dragonfly |
| 屎蚵螂 | shǐ kē láng | dung beetle |
| 蟑螂屋 | zhāng láng wū | cockroach trap |
| 螳螂 | táng láng | mantis; praying mantis |
| 虼螂 | gè láng | see 蜣螂[qiang1 lang2] |
| 蟑螂 | zhāng láng | cockroach |
| 蜣螂 | qiāng láng | dung beetle |