Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

porch

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “lang” becomes a different word in each tone. 廊 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

  • 走廊zǒu lángcorridor; aisle; hallway; passageway
  • 发廊fà lánghair salon; hairdresser's shop
  • 前廊qián lángfront porch
  • 长廊cháng lángpromenade; long hallway; Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京颐和园
  • 回廊huí lángwinding corridor; cloister; ambulatory (covered walkway around a cloister)

Example Sentence

教室外面有一条长长的走廊。Jiào shì wài mian yǒu yì tiáo cháng cháng de zǒu láng.There is a long corridor outside the classroom.

教室Jiào shìclassroom外面wài mianoutside (also pr. for thisyǒuto haveonetiáostripchánglongchánglongdeofzǒuto walklángcorridor