How to write 廊
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Meaning of 廊
Pinyin
láng
Radical
广
Strokes
11
Definition
porch
Usage
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廊 [láng]
Meaning:
1. The part extending from the eaves of a house, which can shelter from wind and rain, and shade from the sun: ~子 (veranda); front ~ and back building.
2. Under the eaves, an outer room outside the hall: ~庑 (an outer room in front of the hall).
3. A covered passageway: long ~ (long corridor), walk ~ (walkway), paint ~ (painted corridor), tour ~ (tourist corridor).
Additional meanings:
1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] rooms around hall).
2. Corridor ([En.] veranda).
3. Court or state ([En.] court).
Example usage:
- “平公恐惧，优于廊室之间。” (Han Feizi, Ten Errors): Prince Ping was fearful, preferring between the corridors and rooms.
- “高柳早莺啼，长廊春雨响。” (Wang Wei, Visiting Yu Shiren): The early oriole sings amidst the high willows, the long corridor sounds with the spring rain.
- "入门穿廊，过前后厅。" (Lin Juemin, Letter to Wife): Enter through the door, pass through the corridor, and go through the front and back halls.
Examples of terms:
- 廊房 (veranda room; rooms surrounding the hall); 廊屋 (veranda room); 廊庑 (the outer room in front of the hall; a passageway under the eaves or an independent covered walkway).
- 回廊 (curved and winding corridor); 游廊 (corridor connecting two or several independent buildings); 廊牙 (decorations under the eaves resembling teeth); 廊厩 (buildings next to the covered corridor).
- 廊肆 (also referred to as 廊庙, meaning court); 廊庙志 (aspiration to hold an important position in the court, meaning the desire to participate in politics); 廊庙才 (a metaphor for someone capable of taking on significant responsibilities in the nation).
promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2]
Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road
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Input Method for 廊
Pinyin
lang2
Wubi
yyvb|oyvb
Cangjie
iiil
Zhengma
tgxy
Four Corner
00227
Unicode
U+5eca
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