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郎
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gentleman

HSK 4 N1
Human →Relations →Occupations
láng
ロウ、リョウ
おとこ
랑
Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound. Originally a place name for what is now Shandong province. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
良 high-quality+ ⻏ city (right) =
郎 gentleman
良 Phonetic component
liáng high-quality
good, virtuous, respectable
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⻏ Meaning component
yì city (right)
area
⻏ is a component form of 邑.
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
郎
Regular
Modern
Chinese
郎 [Láng]
surname Lang
郎 [láng]
(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth
Japanese
郎 ろう 同音

suffix

  1. nth son (太郎, 次郎, 三郎, etc., used in men's names)
  2. archaic nth child (male and female)

noun

  1. lang; (explanation) official title in ancient China
  2. archaic man; young man
  3. archaic my husband; my lover (addressed by women)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
郎 つかさ
Tsukasa given name
郎 はすね
Hasune unclassified name
郎 ろ
Ro surname
郎 ろう
Rou surname
CHINESE WORDS (73)
女郎 [nǚ​láng] #3,028
young woman
新郎 [xīn​láng] #5,596
bridegroom
伴郎 [bàn​láng] #7,156
best man
法郎 [fǎ​láng] #14,623
franc
小泉纯一郎 [Xiǎo​quán​Chún​yī​láng] #19,282
KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
小泉纯一郎 [Xiǎo​quán​Chún​yī​láng] #19,282
KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
郎中 [láng​zhōng] #34,998
doctor (Chinese medicine)
侍郎 [shì​láng] #55,224
ancient official title
郎平 [Láng​Píng] #22,814
Jenny Lang Ping (1960-), Chinese volleyball player, coach of USA women's national team since 2005
牛郎 [Niú​láng] #25,215
Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
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JAPANESE WORDS (79)
⭐ 野郎 [やろう] #3,104
guy
この野郎 [このやろう] #5,908
you bastard!
馬鹿野郎 [ばかやろう] #13,680
goddamn idiot
三郎 [さぶろう] #18,818
third son
野郎ども [やろうども] #23,500
bastards
⭐ 新郎 [しんろう] #26,957
bridegroom
下郎 [げろう] #31,857
servant
新郎新婦 [しんろうしんぷ] #34,817
bride and groom
女郎 [じょろう] #39,017
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
一族郎党 [いちぞくろうとう] #40,143
one's family and followers
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