Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

wolf

Chinese: 狼这种动物,也比喻凶狠的人。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “lang” becomes a different word in each tone. 狼 is the 2nd 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

  • 狼人láng rénwerewolf
  • 色狼sè lánglecher; pervert; wolf
  • 土狼tǔ lángaardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena
  • 狼孩láng háiwolf child; human child raised by wolves (in legends)
  • 独狼dú lánglone wolf

Example Sentence

在童话故事里,大灰狼是个坏角色。Zài tóng huà gù shi lǐ, dà huī láng shì ge huài jué sè.In fairy tales, the big bad wolf is a villain.

Zàiat童话故事tóng huà gù shifairy taleinside大灰狼dà huī lángbig bad wolfshìisge(measure word)huàibad角色jué sèrole