How to Write 啷 (lāng) — Meaning “(onomatopoeia) clank; clang”

Picture a metal bell (郎 sounds like 'long') hitting a mouth-shaped opening (口), making a loud 'clang!' sound. Imagine the bell swinging and striking the mouth, producing the sound 啷 lāng.

The left radical 口 should be small and high, and the right part 郎 has 8 strokes, starting with a dot on top. A common mistake is making the 口 too big or forgetting the dot above the left side of 郎.

啷 (lāng) is an onomatopoeia for a metallic clank or clang, while 呲 (cī) describes a hissing or spitting sound like steam or teeth, and 咠 (qì) means 'to whisper' or 'ear-close' words. Visually, 啷 has 郎 on the right, 呲 has 此 (this), and 咠 has 耳 (ear) — pay attention to the right side.

啷 usually appears in compound words like 哐啷 (kuāng lāng) for a loud crash, 叮啷 (dīng lāng) for a jingling sound, and 啷当 (lāng dāng) for a clanking noise. It is not common alone and is mostly found in sound descriptions in stories or everyday speech.

Common words containing 啷 include: 哐啷 (kuāng lāng) — Clatter / Crash; 叮啷 (dīng lāng) — clang; jingle (sound); 啷当 (lāng dāng) — clanking sound.