Learn Chinese Characters

Pinyin Syllable

Chinese characters pronounced lang

Learn common Chinese characters pronounced lang, including 浪 làng, 朗 lǎng, 郎 láng, 狼 láng, 廊 láng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…

How to Pronounce This Syllable

Build lang by sliding from l straight into ang; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.

Initial l

Start the syllable on the initial l, then run straight into the final ang — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.

Final ang

Let the sound move toward the back of the mouth.

Study Tip

Start with the most common characters (浪 làng, 朗 lǎng, 郎 láng, 狼 láng, 廊 láng) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound lang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.

Learn by Tone

lang turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.

2nd tone

Taking the 2nd tone here: 郎, 狼, 廊 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

3rd tone

Taking the 3rd tone here: 朗 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

4th tone

Taking the 4th tone here: 浪 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

Common Words With This Sound

Seeing lang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.

Characters

5 common characters in this group.