榔

láng

l+áng·2nd tone

tall tree (archaic)

Radical: 木 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

榔=木+郎

Etymology

tree

Meanings

tall tree (archaic)

láng

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Words with 榔 19 total

cumbersome · awkward and clumsy榔槺láng kāng Chinese or lacebark elm (Ulmus parvifolia)榔榆láng yú arenga or sugar palm (Arenga pinnata)桄榔guāng láng hammer · large hammer · sledgehammer榔头láng tou betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut槟榔bīng lang Capparis masaikai马槟榔mǎ bīng lang (old name) Penang Island, Malaysia槟榔屿Bīng lang yǔ (Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth槟榔西施bīng lang Xī shī banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision东一榔头西一棒子dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi