# 榔

| 榔 | U+6994, &#27028; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6994 |
| ← 榓 [U+6993] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 榕 → [U+6995] |

## Translingual
### Han character

榔 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木戈戈中 (DIIL), four-corner 4792$_7$, composition ⿰木郎(GHT) or ⿰木郞(JKV))

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 543, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15226
* Dae Jaweon: page 930, character 35
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1239, character 3
* Unihan data for U+6994

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 剆 | *raːl, *raːlʔ |
| 郎 | *raːŋ |
| 稂 | *raːŋ |
| 桹 | *raːŋ |
| 鋃 | *raːŋ |
| 硠 | *raːŋ |
| 浪 | *raːŋ, *raːŋs |
| 蜋 | *raːŋ, *raŋ |
| 琅 | *raːŋ |
| 狼 | *raːŋ |
| 欴 | *raːŋ |
| 踉 | *raːŋ, *raŋ, *raŋs |
| 莨 | *raːŋ, *raːŋs |
| 艆 | *raːŋ |
| 駺 | *raːŋ |
| 躴 | *raːŋ |
| 筤 | *raːŋ |
| 閬 | *raːŋ, *raːŋs |
| 哴 | *raːŋ, *raŋs |
| 蓈 | *raːŋ |
| 廊 | *raːŋ |
| 榔 | *raːŋ, *raːŋʔ |
| 螂 | *raːŋ |
| 瑯 | *raːŋ |
| 朗 | *raːŋʔ |
| 朖 | *raːŋʔ |
| 誏 | *raːŋʔ |
| 俍 | *raːŋʔ |
| 崀 | *raːŋʔ |
| 埌 | *raːŋs |
| 蒗 | *raːŋs |
| 娘 | *naŋ |
| 良 | *raŋ |
| 粮 | *raŋ |
| 悢 | *raŋs |

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): láng (lang$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): long$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lông / nn̂g
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: láng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: láng
*** Wade–Giles: lang$^2$
*** Yale: láng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lang
*** Palladius: лан (lan)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: long$^4$
*** Yale: lòhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: long$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: long$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔːŋ²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lông / nn̂g
*** Tâi-lô: lông / nn̂g
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loong, nngg
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lɔŋ²⁴/, /nŋ̍²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔŋ²⁴/, /nŋ̍²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔŋ¹³/, /nŋ̍¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lɔŋ²⁴/, /nŋ̍²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔŋ²³/, /nŋ̍²³/
* lông - literary;
* nn̂g - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: lang
Rime :
| Character | 榔 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 唐 (101) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 魯當切 |
| Baxter | lang |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lɑŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /lɑŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /laŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /lɑŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /lɑŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /lɑŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | láng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | long$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*raːŋ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 榔 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 8031 |
| Phonetic component | 良 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 郎 |
| Old Chinese | /*raːŋ/ |

#### Definitions

榔
* Used in compounds.

#### Compounds

* 桄榔 (guāngláng)
* 榔坪 (Lángpíng)
* 榔搥／榔捶
* 榔板
* 榔杭
* 榔榆
* 榔頭／榔头 (lángtou)
* 檳榔／槟榔 (bīngláng)
* 檳榔嶼／槟榔屿 (Bīngláng Yǔ)
* 檳榔攤／槟榔摊
* 檳榔西施／槟榔西施 (bīngláng xīshī)
* 鳴榔／鸣榔
* 鳴榔板／鸣榔板

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎng (lang$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎng
*** Wade–Giles: lang$^3$
*** Yale: lǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laang
*** Palladius: лан (lan)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑŋ²¹⁴/
* Middle Chinese: langX
Rime :
| Character | 榔 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 唐 (101) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 盧黨切 |
| Baxter | langX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lɑŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /lɑŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɑŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /laŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /lɑŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /lɑŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /lɑŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lǎng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | long$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*raːŋʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 榔 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 8039 |
| Phonetic component | 良 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 朗 |
| Old Chinese | /*raːŋʔ/ |

#### Definitions

榔
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## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* betel palm

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): ろう (rō)

## Korean
### Hanja

榔 • (rang>nang) (hangeul 랑>낭, revised rang>nang, McCune–Reischauer rang>nang, Yale lang>nang)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

榔: Hán Nôm readings: lang, trang
* betel nut tree

#### References

* Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
* Trần Văn Chánh Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
* Vũ Văn Kính,Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999