懂中文 Dong Chinese

琅

láng

a variety of white carnelian

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瑯.

Components
王 meaning component

王  Meaning component

wáng, wàng

  

king

良 sound component

良  Sound component

liáng

  

good

Evolution

琅 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
琅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
琅 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
琅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

琅  

láng

a variety of white carnelian; pure; jade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants

琅 (瑯) 

Láng

see 瑯琊山|琅玡山[Láng​yá​Shān]

琅 (瑯) 

láng

(gem)

Most common words with 琅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

琳琅满目

fig. a dazzling lineup

琅

jade-like stone

珐琅

enamel

珐琅质

tooth enamel

施琅

Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing Dynasties