新郎
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
新郎 (xīnláng) · bridegroom
新郎 (xīnláng) means “bridegroom; groom”. It is written with 2 characters: 新 (new) + 郎 (gentleman). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 新郎 is built
The characters
新 xīn · new
What 新 is made of
- 亲qīn — relatives
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 立lì — to stand
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: A freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
郎 láng · gentleman
What 郎 is made of
- 良liáng — good
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A man from a good 良 place 阝; 良 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
新郎今天穿得很帅。Xīnláng jīntiān chuān de hěn shuài.The groom is dressed very smartly today.
新郎是我的同学。Xīnláng shì wǒ de tóngxué.The groom is my classmate.
Questions about 新郎
What does 新郎 mean?
新郎 (xīnláng) means “bridegroom; groom”.
How do you pronounce 新郎?
新郎 is pronounced xīnláng.
Which HSK level is 新郎?
新郎 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 新闻xīnwénnews
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 新娘xīnniángbride
- 新鲜xīnxiānfresh
- 新型xīnxíngnew type
- 更新gēngxīnto update
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
- 新陈代谢xīnchéndàixièmetabolism
Learn 新郎 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.