Definition
郞 is a variant form of the character 郎 (láng). It shares the same pronunciation and meanings — a young man, an ancient official title, or a surname — but is rarely used in modern standard Chinese. You will most often encounter it in historical texts, calligraphy, or personal names. In everyday writing, the standard form 郎 is preferred.
n
(variant of 郎) young manofficial titlesurname (archaic or literary)
Examples
- 郞。Tángdài shīrén # shìyuán hěn yǒumíng.The Tang dynasty poet Lang Shiyuan is very famous.
- 郞。Gǔdài chēng niánqīng màoměi de nánzǐ wéi #.In ancient times, handsome young men were called lang.
- 郞，。Hàndài shè yǒu # guān, fùzé gōngtíng shìwù.The Han dynasty had Lang officials responsible for palace affairs.
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