螂

蜋
láng
虫 + 郎

Definitions

láng variant of 螂[láng]
láng used in 螞螂|蚂螂[mā láng]; used in 蜣螂[qiāng láng] and 虼螂[gè láng]; used in 螳螂[táng láng]; used in 蟑螂[zhāng láng]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 郎 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蜋.

Semantic: 虫 Phonetic: 郎

About

The character 螂 is a phono-semantic compound, with the insect radical 虫 on the left providing its semantic category of insects and other small invertebrates, and the component 郎 on the right acting as the phonetic element. It has no independent meaning and functions solely as a bound morpheme in insect names. In compounds like 螳螂 (praying mantis), 蟑螂 (cockroach), and 屎壳郎 (dung beetle), it contributes the phonetic ending while the preceding character specifies the particular insect.

Example Sentences Hide

厨房里有一只蟑螂。

Chúfáng lǐ yǒu yī zhī zhāngláng.

There is a cockroach in the kitchen.

螳螂在树叶上爬行。

Tángláng zài shùyè shàng páxíng.

The mantis is crawling on the leaf.

我害怕黑色的蟑螂。

Wǒ hàipà hēisè de zhāngláng.

I am afraid of black cockroaches.

螳螂捕捉昆虫为食。

Tángláng bǔzhuō kūnchóng wéi shí.

Mantises catch insects for food.

蟑螂是一种常见的害虫。

Zhāngláng shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de hàichóng.

Cockroaches are a common pest.

螳螂的前肢像两把大刀。

Tángláng de qiánzhī xiàng liǎng bǎ dà dāo.

The forelimbs of a mantis are like two big knives.

我们在花园里发现了一只螳螂。

Wǒmen zài huāyuán lǐ fāxiàn le yī zhī tángláng.

We found a mantis in the garden.

为了防止蟑螂滋生，要保持厨房清洁。

Wèile fángzhǐ zhāngláng zīshēng, yào bǎochí chúfáng qīngjié.

To prevent cockroaches from breeding, keep the kitchen clean.

Related Characters

Component: 虫

虽 独 触 融 虫 蛋 蛇 蜂 蜜 蛮 虹 蝶 螺 蚁

Component: 郎

廊 榔 啷 鎯 鄉 嫏 瑯

Example Words

蟑螂 螳螂 螳螂捕蝉