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The character 朗 combines the moon radical 月 on the left, which provides the semantic category of nighttime illumination, with the component 良 on the right, which supplies the phonetic value. Its original meaning described the bright, clear light of the moon under a cloudless sky. This sense of brightness later generalized to refer to clarity and luminosity. The meaning further extended to describe clear, resonant sound, particularly the distinct pronunciation of words. As an adjective, 朗 thus denotes a brightly lit environment or a loud, clear vocal quality in speech or recitation.
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他在朗读课文。
今天天气晴朗。
她的笑声很开朗。
朗朗的读书声传来。
他性格开朗，人缘很好。
晴朗的夜晚可以看到星星。
老师要求我们大声朗读。
在朗朗的月光下，他漫步思考。