# 郎

| 郎 | U+90CE, &#37070; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-90CE |
| ← 郍 [U+90CD] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 郏 → [U+90CF] |
| 郎 | U+F92C, &#63788; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F92C |
| ← 狼 [U+F92B] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 來 → [U+F92D] |

## Translingual
### Han character

郎 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈戈弓中 (IINL), four-corner 3772$_7$, composition ⿰良阝)

#### Derived characters

* 𠌇, 𠗷, 啷, 𪤼, 嫏, 𮲈, 𢲲, 𱧧, 𤠸, 𨖅, 𬁈, 榔, 𤍎, 瑯, 𬛋, 𬓌, 𱶞, 𧜛, 𦂧, 𦗏, 螂, 𧽗, 𨄂, 𨉰, 鎯, 𨱍, 𩝢, 䱶
* 𫵉, 𫑯, 𫑱, 鿥, 𱎋, 𱘸, 蓈, 𥧫, 𢀨, 𥶨, 𥱳, 𬅙, 廊, 㾿, 𡏅, 𪺆

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1271, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39405
* Dae Jaweon: page 1770, character 25
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3770, character 8
* Unihan data for U+90CE
* Unihan data for U+F92C

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 郎 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | 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 |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *raːŋ): phonetic 良 (OC *raŋ) + semantic 邑 (“county; town”).

### Etymology 1

STEDT compares it to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b/m-laŋ (“penis; male; husband”), including Burmese လင် (lang, “husband”) as a descendant.
However, Zev Handel considers comparison to this root to be improbable since the meaning of "husband; young man" is not attested in early texts. These senses seem to develop from "an official's title", which was a metonymic extension of "veranda or corridor (of a palace or mansion)" (later written as 廊) (Schuessler, 2007). Schuessler (2007) suggests that the Burmese word is a loan from Chinese.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): láng (lang$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nang$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): лон (lon, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): long$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): long$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): long$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lòng
    (Meixian, Guangdong): long$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): lon$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): sô̤ng / lô̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): lòng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): nn̂g / lông / lâng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): neng$^5$ / lang$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$laon
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): lan$^2$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): lan$^2$
* 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/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nang$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lang
*** Sinological IPA : /naŋ²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: лон (lon, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: long$^4$
*** Yale: lòhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: long$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: long$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔːŋ²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: long$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔŋ²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: long$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔŋ³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lòng
*** Hakka Romanization System: long$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: long$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /loŋ¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: long$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /lɔŋ¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: lon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /lɒ̃¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sô̤ng / lô̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔŋ³³/, /lɔŋ³³/
* sô̤ng - vernacular (“son-in-law”);
* lô̤ng - literary (e.g. 新郎).
* Middle Chinese: lang
Rime :
| Character | 郎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| 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/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /lɑŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | láng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | long$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.rˤaŋ/, /*rˤaŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*raːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 郎 | 郎 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | láng | láng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ lang › | ‹ lang › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.rˁaŋ/ | /*rˁaŋ/ |
| English | young gentleman | double roof |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 郎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 8011 |
| Phonetic component | 良 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 郎 |
| Old Chinese | /*raːŋ/ |

#### Definitions

郎
* (historical) an official's title
* (archaic, laudatory) man; male adult
* (archaic) A term of address used by women for their husband or lover: darling; love
* (archaic) A term of address used by servants for their master: sir; master
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) father [Northern Dynasties]
* young person
* someone else's son
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) soldier [Ming–Qing]
* (dated) man of a particular occupation
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) A term of address for a poor, lowly person. [Yuan–Ming]
* (literary or dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Gan, Xiang, Northern Min) son-in-law (daughter's husband)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 婿, 子婿 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 女婿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 女婿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姑爺, 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 姑爺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 女婿, 姑爺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 女婿, 姑爺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 女婿, 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 女婿, 姑爺, 姑爺兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 女婿, 姑爺, 姑爺兒, 姑爺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 女婿 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 女婿, 女婿子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 女婿 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 女婿, 姑爺, 閨女女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 女婿, 姑爺兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 女婿子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 女婿 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 女婿, 閨女女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 閨女婿, 姑爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 女婿子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 女婿, 客 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 女婿, 客 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanchi | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Guyuan | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Longde | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jingyuan | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 女婿, 女婿娃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 女婿, 姑爺, 高客, 客 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 女婿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 女婿, 嬌客 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Wuzhong | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Zhongwei | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 女婿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 女婿, 門客, 相公 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 女婿, 女婿伢, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 女婿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 姑爺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 女婿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 女婿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 女婿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 女婿, 半邊仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 郎, 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 郎 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 郎, 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 郎仔, 阿郎 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 郎家 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 女婿, 阿郎 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 阿郎 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 阿郎 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 女婿, 女郎 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 姑爺, 姑爹 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 馬郎 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 姑爺, 夫爺 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 郎婿 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 女郎 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 女婿, 姑爺, 姑爹 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 女郎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 女郎 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 女婿郎 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 女郎哥 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 女婿 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 女婿 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 郎, 姑爺, 女婿 |
| Gan | Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Nanchang County (Tacheng) | 郎 |
| Gan | Anyi | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Hukou | 郎 |
| Gan | Lushan | 郎 |
| Gan | Gongqingcheng (Jiangyi) | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Xiushui | 姑爺, 姐夫 |
| Gan | Pengze | 女婿 |
| Gan | Duchang | 郎 |
| Gan | Duchang (Tutang) | 郎 |
| Gan | Wuning (Quankou) | 郎 |
| Gan | Poyang | 女婿 |
| Gan | Yugan | 郎, 郎婿 |
| Gan | Yiyang, Jiangxi | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Hengfeng | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Hekou) | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Jingdezhen | 郎 |
| Gan | Leping | 郎丈 |
| Gan | Yichun | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Yifeng | 女婿, 姑爺, 郎 |
| Gan | Gao'an | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Fengxin | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Shanggao | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Wanzai | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Xinyu | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Fuzhou | 姑爺, 郎 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 郎 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 郎 |
| Gan | Nancheng | 郎, 姑爺 |
| Gan | Nanfeng | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Yihuang | 郎 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 郎, 姑丈 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 郎, 姑丈 |
| Gan | Lianhua | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Ji'an | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Jishui (Luotian) | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Yongfeng | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Taihe | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Xiajiang | 姑丈 |
| Gan | Yongxin | 郎哩 |
| Gan | Susong (Heta) | 女婿 |
| Gan | Yangxin (Guohe) | 女婿 |
| Gan | Pingjiang (Nanjiang) | 郎 |
| Gan | Liling (Baitutan) | 郎 |
| Gan | Chaling | 姑爺 |
| Gan | Jianning | 郎婿 |
| Gan | Taining | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 郎, 女婿 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 阿郎, 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Raoping (Xinfeng) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Pinghe (Jiufeng) | 婿郎, 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Changting | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Shanghang | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 姊丈, 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 女婿, 郎婿, 郎婿子 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 丈公 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 姑丈 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 姑丈 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 姑丈 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Nankang) | 姑丈 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 郎新 |
| Hakka | Dingnan | 女婿兒 |
| Hakka | Longnan | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 郎家 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 郎家 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 女婿 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 姑爺 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 郎, 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 婿郎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 阿郎 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 阿郎 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 女婿, 半子, 女婿官 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 女婿, 姑爺, 女婿官 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 令婿 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 令婿 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 女婿 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 女婿 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 龍樁 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 女婿, 女婿子, 姑爺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 女婿子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 女婿子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jin | Datong | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 女婿子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 女婿 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 女婿子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 女婿 |
| Jin | Linhe | 女婿 |
| Jin | Jining | 女婿 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 女婿, 女婿子 |
| Jin | Baotou | 女婿 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 女婿 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 女婿 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 女婿 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 女婿 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 女婿 |
| Jin | Handan | 女婿 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 女婿 |
| Jin | Suide | 女婿 |
| Jin | Shenmu | 女婿 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 孫郎 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 郎 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 婿郎 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 婿郎 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 兒婿 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 兒婿 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 囝婿, 半子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 囝婿, 半子 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 囝婿, 半子, 鼎摖 humorous |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 婿郎, 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 婿郎, 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 婿郎 |
| Southern Min | Shunchang (Pushang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 姑爺 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Sijie) | 姑爺 |
| Southern Min | Pingle (Zhoutang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Lechang (Tatou) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yingde (Yuzui) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Yunan (Liantan) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 囝婿, 阿郎 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 囝婿, 阿郎 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 囝婿, 阿郎 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 囝婿, 阿郎 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 郎家, 馬郎 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 郎家 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 郎家 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 郎家 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 囝婿 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 囝婿 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 囝婿 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 囝婿 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 婿郎 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 婿郎 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 婿郎 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 姐夫 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 姐夫 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 婿郎 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 婿郎 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 婿郎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 囝婿 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 囝婿 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 姑爺 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 姑爺 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 女婿 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 女婿 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 姑爺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 女婿, 戇大女婿 humorous |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 女婿, 大官 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 女婿 |
| Wu | Changshu | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 女婿, 姑爺 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 女婿 |
| Wu | Liyang | 女婿 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Yixing | 女婿 |
| Wu | Danyang | 補代, 女婿 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 女婿 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 女婿 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 女婿 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 女婿 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 女婿 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 囡婿 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 郎官 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 郎官 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 女婿 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 女婿 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 囡兒婿 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 奶兒婿 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 囡婿 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 囡婿, 女婿 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 囡婿 |
| Wu | Pucheng | 婿郎 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 郎, 姑爺, 郎崽子 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 郎崽子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 郎, 郎牯子, 郎欛公 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 郎 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 郎, 郎牯子 non-face-to-face |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 姑爺 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 女婿 |

#### Compounds

* 一大郎當 / 一大郎当
* 三影郎中
* 三郎爺爺 / 三郎爷爷
* 不郎不秀 (bùlángbùxiù)
* 中郎 (zhōngláng)
* 中郎將 / 中郎将 (zhōnglángjiàng)
* 二郎 (Èrláng)
* 二郎神 (Èrlángshén)
* 二郎腿 (èrlángtuǐ)
* 仙郎
* 令郎 (lìngláng)
* 伴郎 (bànláng)
* 佛郎機 / 佛郎机 (fólángjī)
* 侍郎 (shìláng)
* 傅粉何郎
* 傅粉郎
* 兔女郎 (tùnǚláng)
* 兒郎 / 儿郎 (érláng)
* 八郎
* 公郎
* 前度劉郎 / 前度刘郎 (qiándùliúláng)
* 十郎八當 / 十郎八当
* 午夜牛郎
* 博郎鼓
* 吊兒郎當 / 吊儿郎当
* 吉普女郎
* 周郎
* 周郎癖
* 周郎顧曲 / 周郎顾曲
* 員外郎 / 员外郎
* 噴火女郎 / 喷火女郎
* 囊溫郎當 / 囊温郎当
* 四郎探母
* 外郎
* 夜郎 (Yèláng)
* 夜郎自大 (yèlángzìdà)
* 大郎
* 天壤王郎
* 女貌郎才
* 女郎 (nǚláng)
* 如意郎君 (rúyìlángjūn)
* 妙齡女郎 / 妙龄女郎
* 孫郎 / 孙郎 (Sūnláng)
* 宣議郎 / 宣议郎
* 封面女郎
* 將仕郎 / 将仕郎
* 小郎
* 少年郎
* 尚書郎 / 尚书郎 (shàngshūláng)
* 巖郎 / 岩郎
* 巴郎鼓
* 弟郎
* 彭郎磯 / 彭郎矶
* 情郎 (qíngláng)
* 慢郎中
* 應召女郎 / 应召女郎 (yìngzhào nǚláng)
* 打魚郎 / 打鱼郎
* 拼命三郎 (pīnmìng sānláng)
* 挽歌郎
* 探花郎
* 摩登女郎
* 播郎鼓
* 擲果潘郎 / 掷果潘郎
* 支郎
* 新郎 (xīnláng)
* 新郎君
* 新郎官 (xīnlángguān)
* 村郎
* 林郎
* 桃太郎 (Táotàiláng)
* 校書郎 / 校书郎
* 棹郎
* 檀郎
* 檀郎謝女 / 檀郎谢女
* 歌郎
* 武大郎
* 江湖郎中
* 江郎才盡 / 江郎才尽 (jiānglángcáijìn)
* 法郎
* 海郎
* 漁郎 / 渔郎
* 潔郎 / 洁郎
* 潘郎
* 潘郎車滿 / 潘郎车满
* 灌口二郎
* 烏衣郎 / 乌衣郎
* 牙郎 (yáláng)
* 牛郎 (niúláng)
* 牛郎織女 / 牛郎织女
* 玉貌潘郎
* 玉郎
* 田舍郎
* 白面書郎 / 白面书郎
* 白髮郎潛 / 白发郎潜
* 粉郎
* 老郎
* 老郎庵
* 老郎神
* 芒郎
* 花郎
* 著作郎
* 蔡中郎
* 蕭郎 / 萧郎 (xiāoláng)
* 薄情郎
* 行郎
* 諸葛四郎 / 诸葛四郎
* 議郎 / 议郎 (yìláng)
* 貨郎 / 货郎 (huòláng)
* 貨郎兒 / 货郎儿
* 貨郎擔兒 / 货郎担儿 (huòlángdànr)
* 貨郎鼓 / 货郎鼓
* 賓郎 / 宾郎 (bīnláng)
* 賢郎 / 贤郎
* 郎中 (lángzhōng)
* 郎主
* 郎伯
* 郎個 / 郎个
* 郎君 (lángjūn)
* 郎子
* 郎官
* 郎心如鐵 / 郎心如铁
* 郎才女姿
* 郎才女貌
* 郎潛白髮 / 郎潜白发
* 郎當 / 郎当 (lángdāng)
* 郎窯 / 郎窑
* 郎署
* 郎舅
* 郎貓 / 郎猫 (lángmāo)
* 鐵索郎當 / 铁索郎当
* 鐵衣郎 / 铁衣郎
* 阻街女郎
* 阿郎
* 阿郎雜碎 / 阿郎杂碎
* 阿里郎 (Ālǐláng)
* 顧曲周郎 / 顾曲周郎
* 風塵女郎 / 风尘女郎
* 馬郎 / 马郎 (mǎláng)
* 魯齋郎 / 鲁斋郎
* 黃頭郎 / 黄头郎

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 郎(ろう) (rō)

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Láng (Lang$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): long$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): long$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Lòng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lông
* 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/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: long$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔŋ²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Lòng
*** Hakka Romanization System: long$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: long$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /loŋ¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lông
*** Tâi-lô: Lông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loong
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lɔŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lɔŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔŋ²³/
* Middle Chinese: lang
Rime :
| Character | 郎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| 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/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /lɑŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | láng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | long$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*raːŋ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 郎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 8011 |
| Phonetic component | 良 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 郎 |
| Old Chinese | /*raːŋ/ |

#### Definitions

郎
* (historical) Lang (a town in the state of Lu, near modern Qufu, Shandong, China)
* (historical) Lang (a town in the state of Lu, in the northeastern part of modern Yutai, Shandong, China)
* a surname

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): làng (lang$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄤˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): long$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): long$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lông
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lang$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: làng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: làng
*** Wade–Giles: lang$^4$
*** Yale: làng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanq
*** Palladius: лан (lan)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: long$^4$
*** Yale: lòhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: long$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: long$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔːŋ²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: long$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɔŋ²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lông
*** Tâi-lô: lông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loong
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lɔŋ²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lang$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lăng
*** Sinological IPA : /laŋ³⁵/

#### Definitions

郎
* Only used in 屎殼郎／屎壳郎 (shǐkelàng).

### References

* “郎”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 郎 |
| Kyūjitai | 郞 |

### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 郞)
* son

#### Readings

* Go-on: ろう (rō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ろう (rō, Jōyō)
* Kun: おとこ (otoko, 郎)、お (o, 郎)、いらつ (iratsu, 郎つ)
* Nanori: ひらつこ (hiratsuko)

### Suffix

* Kanji in this term
* 郎
* ろう Grade: S
* on'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 郞 (kyūjitai)
郎(ろう) • (-rō)
* suffixes certain male names
    鷲郎 ― Washirō
    太郎 ― Tarō (literally, “great (1st) son”)
    一郎 ― Ichirō (literally, “1st son”)
    二郎 ― Jirō (literally, “2nd son”)
    次郎 ― Jirō (literally, “next son”)
    三郎 ― Saburō (literally, “3rd son”)
    桃太郎 ― Momotarō
    小三郎 ― Kosaburō
    源三郎 ― Genzaburō
    四郎 ― Shirō (literally, “4th son”)
    総一郎 ― Sōichirō
    小四郎 ― Koshirō
    五郎 ― Gorō (literally, “5th son”)
    小五郎 ― Kogorō
    六郎 ― Rokurō (literally, “6th son”)
    七郎 ― Shichirō (literally, “7th son”)
    八郎 ― Hachirō (literally, “8th son”)
    九郎 ― Kurō (literally, “9th son”)
    十郎 ― Jūrō (literally, “10th son”)

### See also

* 郎(いらつ)子(こ) (iratsuko)
* 郎(いらつ)女(め) (iratsume)
* 郎(ろう)君(くん) (rōkun), 郎(いらつ)君(きみ) (iratsukimi)

## Korean
### Hanja

郎 (eumhun 사내 랑 (sanae rang), word-initial (South Korea) 사내 낭 (sanae nang))
* hanja form of 랑 (“man”)
* hanja form of 낭 (“man (South Korea)”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

郎: Hán Nôm readings: lang, lặng, lảng, loang, sang, loen, loẻn
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