Memory phrase for the character: 螂

螂

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Meaning

dragonfly, mantis

Pronunciation

láng

Explanation

 Left: insect 虫, right: a youth 郎 (.. the good 良 one from the village ⻏)

Mnemonic
 
(It is agile and chases its prey at high speed.) An insect (alive like) a youth is the: dragonfly.

Radicals

虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
良 good
⻏ villageThis radical is always at the right side of the hanzi and means "village". Please note the difference to this radical 阝, which means "hill" and is always at the left side of the character.




 Vocabulary

蟑螂 zhāng láng  cockroach
蟑螂 zhāng láng  
螳螂捕蝉 táng láng bǔ chán  the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind
螳螂捕蝉 táng láng bǔ chán  

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