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CHINESE CHARACTER

láng

狼

狼

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wolf

Numbered pinyin
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English meanings
wolf, greedy and cruel person

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 犭; right 良.

Meaning & sound clues

犭 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “dog”.

良 is identified as the sound component (liáng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 狼.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰犭良

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一pǐ匹láng狼。

    A wolf.

  2. 02

    láng狼qún群。

    A wolf pack.

  3. 03

    jiǎohuá狡猾xiōngměng凶猛。

    Cunning and fierce.

  4. 04

    tuánjié团结xiézuò协作。

    Teamwork.

  5. 05

    zìran自然shēngtài生态。

    Natural ecology.

  6. 06

    bǎohù保护dòngwù动物。

    Protect animals.

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