螂

láng

Radical: 虫 Strokes: 14

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾蟠蜀蟹

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Character Decomposition

螂=虫+郎

Etymology

insect

Meanings

used in

used in 蜣螂 and 虼螂

used in 螳螂

used in 蟑螂

láng

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Words with 螂 24 total

(dialect) mantis刀螂dāo lang dragonfly蚂螂mā láng dung beetle蜣螂qiāng láng mantis · praying mantis螳螂táng láng cockroach蟑螂zhāng láng dung beetle屎蚵螂shǐ kē láng cockroach trap蟑螂屋zhāng láng wū Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art南派螳螂nán pài táng láng see 螳螂捕蟬，，黄雀在后螳螂捕蝉táng láng bǔ chán Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)北派螳螂拳běi pài táng láng quán (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi) · (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu

Idioms with 螂 5 total

(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi) · (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu