廊 láng corridor
corridor; porch; veranda
How to remember 廊: 广 broad + 郎 gentleman = corridor. Safe from the rain under the broad roof, the old gentleman rocks in his chair on the wooden corridor that circles his farmhouse.
Component breakdown
廊 = 广 broad + 郎 gentleman
- 广 broad
- 郎 gentleman
Safe from the rain under the broad roof, the old gentleman rocks in his chair on the wooden corridor that circles his farmhouse.
How it is used
- A covered corridor/passage - 走廊 (zǒuláng) corridor/hallway, 长廊 (chángláng) a long gallery, 画廊 (huàláng) art gallery.
- Figurative 'corridor' in geography/economics: 经济走廊 (jīngjì zǒuláng) economic corridor. 回廊 (huíláng) = a winding cloister.