琅

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jade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

王 meaning “jade” + 良 sound ( liáng )

Components 王良

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
琅威理	Láng Wēi lǐ	Captain William M Lang (1843-), British adviser to the Qing north China navy 北洋水師\|北洋水师 dur…
满目琳琅	mǎn mù lín láng	see 琳瑯滿目\|琳琅满目[lin2 lang2 man3 mu4]
琳琅满目	lín láng mǎn mù	(idiom) to be a feast for the eyes; to be a cornucopia of delights; to be diverse and abun…
施琅	Shī Láng	Shi Lang (1621–1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties
挡琅	dǎng láng	(slang) to ask for money; to lend money
琅琊区	Láng yá Qū	Langya, a district of Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
琅琊山	Láng yá Shān	Mt Langya in eastern Anhui Province
琳琅	lín láng	glittering jewels
珐琅质	fà láng zhì	(old) tooth enamel (still in use in Taiwan)
琅嬛	Láng huán	mythical fairy realm
琅琊	Láng yá	see 瑯琊區\|琅琊区[Lang2 ya2 Qu1]
珐琅	fà láng	enamel; enamelware

Characters sharing the sound component 良 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
良 sound part	liáng	good, virtuous, respectable
浪	làng	breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful
娘	niáng	mother; young girl; woman; wife
朗	lǎng	bright, clear, distinct
狼	láng	wolf
粮	liáng	food, grain, provisions
酿	niàng	to ferment, to brew
踉	liàng	to hop, to jump; hurried, urgent
锒	láng	chain, lock; ornament
稂	láng	grass; weeds
莨	làng	Japanese belladonna; Scopolia japonica