朗 (lǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “bright”. It is written from 良 (good; fine (often the sound part in compounds)) and 月 (moon; month), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
Build the character for “bright; clear (as in 晴朗, clear weather)”
Four steps: break it apart, build it, recall it, use it in a word.
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Structure
良 + 月
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字：朗，明也。从月良聲（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：10 笔 = 左侧「良」左旁变体 6 笔 + 右侧「月」4 笔）
Memory aid
良 (fine, good) on the left, 月 (the moon) on the right: a fine, bright moon on a clear night. That is 朗 — bright and clear, as in 晴朗, a clear sunny day.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 晴朗qíng lǎngsunny and cloudless; clear (weather)朗 = lǎng
- 朗诵lǎng sòngto recite aloud (with expression)朗 = lǎng
- 伊朗yī lǎngIran朗 = lǎng
Go deeper
All readings
bright; clear; loud and clear
bright; clear (of light or weather); loud and clear (of a voice), as in 朗诵 (to recite aloud)
光线充足、明亮；声音清楚响亮。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 晴朗qíng lǎngsunny and cloudless; clear (weather)朗 = lǎng
- 朗诵lǎng sòngto recite aloud (with expression)朗 = lǎng
- 伊朗yī lǎngIran朗 = lǎng
Sound component
良 family rime near
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 朗 mean?
朗 (lǎng) means bright; clear (of light or weather); loud and clear (of a voice), as in 朗诵 (to recite aloud).
How do you pronounce 朗?
It is pronounced lǎng.
What parts is 朗 made of?
良 (good; fine (often the sound part in compounds)) and 月 (moon; month), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字：朗，明也。从月良聲（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：10 笔 = 左侧「良」左旁变体 6 笔 + 右侧「月」4 笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 朗 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 朗?
月. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 朗?
Common ones are 晴朗 and 朗诵. The reading of 朗 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.