漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
廊: corridor, hall
Also: tower
JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
广 carries the meaning · 郎 gives the sound
12 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ロウrou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 画廊がろうart gallery (esp. artworks for sale)
- 廊下ろうかcorridor; hallway; passageway
- 回廊かいろうcorridor; gallery; hallway
- 渡り廊下わたりろうかroofed corridor connecting two buildings
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Build on the hillside! This radical represents practical buildings that provide shelter while leaning directly into the landscape.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side廊 corridor · 广 + 郎
vs郷 home town · 卿 + ⻏In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · láng
Same form: 廊 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 廊 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 廊 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin láng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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