浪làng
breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful. 10 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 浪
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–10 write 良.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 浪 · the stroke-order rules
What 浪 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 良 (liáng, good).
氵 carries the meaning — water — and 良 carries the sound.
Words that use 浪
| 浪费 | to squander resources wastefully 把东西白白用掉，不珍惜 关灯离开房间，不要浪费电。Turn off the light when you leave the room — do not waste electricity. Lesson 152, 市场消费与品牌 · 贸易经济与市场金融 · Commerce, Economics, Finance & Trade |
| 浪漫 | romantic 形容富有诗意、充满美好情调 青年在浪漫的星空下许下心愿。The young man made a wish under the romantic starry sky. Lesson 451, 礼乐崇德 · 崇礼敦厚与通济两岸 · Civic Courtesy, Diligence & Cross-River Harmony |
| 波浪 | wave 指水面因风力等形成的起伏 海面上掀起翻滚的波浪。Rolling waves rose up on the sea. Lesson 545, 悬壶济世 · 笃行固本与风云激荡 · Foundations of Excellence & Social Transformation |
| 海浪 | sea wave 指海面上翻滚的波浪 滔滔海浪见证沧桑巨变。Rolling waves bore witness to dramatic change. Lesson 589, 向海图强 · 沧海横流与大国重器 · Navigating Turbulent Waters & Pillars of Industry |
Characters that share the sound part 良
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 氵
All 76 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.