新郎 xīnláng bridegroom
bridegroom; groom
How to remember 新郎: 新 new + 郎 gentleman = bridegroom.
Characters
How it is used
- The groom at a wedding - 新郎向新娘求婚 (xīnláng xiàng xīnniáng qiúhūn) the groom proposed to the bride.
- The male counterpart of 新娘; 郎 is an old word for a young man, seen also in 情郎 (qíngláng, lover).