螂 = 虫 + 郎

螂 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “mantis”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 郎 (gentleman).

Keyword: mantis
Pinyin (Mandarin): láng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: mantis, dung beetle, мантис, навозный жук, dung beetle

Decomposition

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虫 insects
郎 gentleman

How to find 螂 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “insects” + “gentleman”. 螂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 螂 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.