浪 (làng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- breaker
- wave
- reckless
- wasteful
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
浪 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 浪 is 氵 — meaning water. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 济江深油汤流温汗漫泼污消.
How the character is built
浪 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 良 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 浪
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
浪 appears in 34 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 浪 / 相关任务
Words containing 浪 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 浪 mean in Chinese?
浪 (làng) means breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 浪 have?
浪 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 浪?
The radical of 浪 is 氵 (water). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 济, 江, 深, 油, 汤.
What is the pinyin for 浪?
浪 is pronounced làng.
What HSK 4 words use 浪?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 浪 appears in 2 words, including 浪费 (làngfèi), 浪漫 (làngmàn). See the full list above.