狼 láng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 良 good, virtuous, respectable
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
狼
láng
wolf
Character
Example phrases
- 夜里远处传来狼的叫声，牧民立刻检查羊圈。 Yèlǐ yuǎnchù chuán lái láng de jiàoshēng, mùmín lìkè jiǎnchá yángjuàn. At night, the howl of a wolf came from the distance, and the herder immediately checked the sheep pen.
- 动物园里的狼在草地上来回走动。 Dòngwùyuán li de láng zài cǎodì shang láihuí zǒudòng. The wolf in the zoo paces back and forth on the grass.
- 冬天的森林里，一只灰狼站在雪地上看着远方。 Dōngtiān de sēnlín li, yì zhī huī láng zhàn zài xuědì shang kànzhe yuǎnfāng. In the winter forest a grey wolf stands on the snow looking into the distance.
Related words
- 狼狈 lángbèi in a sorry state; embarrassed; awkward
- 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn to wolf down food; to gobble
- 老鼠 lǎoshǔ mouse
- 结 jiē to bear (fruit)
- 蚂蚁 mǎyǐ ant
- 株 zhū measure word for plants
- 蜜蜂 mìfēng bee
- 枝 zhī branch; measure word for long, thin objects
- 乌龟 wūguī tortoise
- 梅花 méihuā plum blossom
- 狮子 shīzi lion
- 兰花 lánhuā orchid