朗 (lǎng) meaning in a name

朗

lǎng · open, clear and bright

Reading and written form

The Mandarin reading shown here is lǎng; the plain spelling is lang. Unicode Unihan lists 10 strokes for this character. Stroke counts can vary by form or convention, so check the exact shape you plan to write.

Meaning in a name

朗 can mean open, clear and bright. In a personal name, a reader considers this character together with its neighbor and the family name. For browsing, we group this character under light and joy. These are editorial themes, not a certification of a full name.

A closer reading of 朗

Openness and brightness meet in this character; its partner can bring either quality forward.

Compare the written images

明 can suggest bright, clear and open, while 朗 points to open, clear and bright. They share a broad light theme, but replacing one with the other changes the image and the sound.

Examples and possible partners

In our reviewed starting collection, it appears in 朗清 (Lǎng Qīng).

Characters with related themes include 明, 安, 宁, 沐, 阳. A compatible theme does not guarantee that any arbitrary pair sounds natural. Try the generator and ask a Mandarin speaker to assess the complete result.