láng

betel-nut tree

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

郎 sound component

  Sound component

láng

  

gentleman

Definitions

 

láng

betel-nut tree; tall tree (archaic)

Most common words with 榔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

榔头

hammer

槟榔

betel nut

tall tree (archaic)

槟榔屿

Penang Pulau (Island), Malaysia

桄榔

arenga or sugar palm (Arenga pinnata)