郎 (láng) is a Chinese character meaning “young man”. It is written from 良 (good; fine (often the sound part in compounds)) and 阝 (left form: mound (阜); right form: city or settlement (邑)), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
Build the character for “young man (as in 新郎, bridegroom)”
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Structure
良 + 阝
Left–right structure
- 良 good; fine (often the sound part in compounds) · liáng sound
- 阝 left form: mound (阜); right form: city or settlement (邑) · fù meaning
Structure from: 说文解字：郎，魯亭也。从邑良聲（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：8 笔 = 左侧「良」左旁变体 6 笔 + 右耳旁「阝」2 笔）
Memory aid
良 (fine, good) on the left, 阝 — the right-hand "city" ear — on the right: the finest young man in town. That is 郎, the word you meet again in 新郎, the bridegroom.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 新郎xīn lángbridegroom郎 = láng
Go deeper
All readings
young man
young man; a form of address for a man; used in titles and compounds such as 新郎 (bridegroom)
对年轻男子的称呼，也用在某些称谓里，如「新郎」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 新郎xīn lángbridegroom郎 = láng
Sound component
良 family rime near
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 郎 mean?
郎 (láng) means young man; a form of address for a man; used in titles and compounds such as 新郎 (bridegroom).
How do you pronounce 郎?
It is pronounced láng.
What parts is 郎 made of?
良 (good; fine (often the sound part in compounds)) and 阝 (left form: mound (阜); right form: city or settlement (邑)), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字：郎，魯亭也。从邑良聲（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：8 笔 = 左侧「良」左旁变体 6 笔 + 右耳旁「阝」2 笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 郎 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 郎?
邑. 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 郎?
Common ones are 新郎. The reading of 郎 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.