Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated

Chinese: 水波,也表示放纵、不受约束。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “lang” becomes a different word in each tone. 浪 is the 4th 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

  • 浪费làng fèito waste; to squander
  • 浪漫làng mànromantic
  • 流浪liú làngto drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic
  • 海浪hǎi làngsea wave
  • 波浪bō làngwave

Example Sentence

海上的波浪一阵接一阵。Hǎi shàng de bō làng yí zhèn jiē yí zhèn.The waves on the sea come one after another.

海上Hǎi shàngmaritimedeof波浪bō làngwave一阵yí zhèna burstjiēto receive一阵yí zhèna burst