Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

clear; bright

Chinese: 明朗、晴朗;也表示声音清晰响亮。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “lang” becomes a different word in each tone. 朗 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 晴朗qíng lǎngsunny and cloudless
  • 朗读lǎng dúto read aloud
  • 开朗kāi lǎngspacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful
  • 明朗míng lǎngbright; clear; obvious; forthright
  • 朗诵lǎng sòngto read aloud with expression; to recite; to declaim

Example Sentence

同学们大声朗读着课文。Tóng xué men dà shēng lǎng dú zhe kè wén.The students are reading the text aloud.

同学Tóng xuéto study at the same schoomen(plural marker)大声dà shēngloud voice朗读lǎng dúto read aloudzhe(ongoing action)课文kè wéntext