TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
郎
郎 ＝ 阝 ＋ 良
ㄌㄤˊ · láng
noun — a young man; a husband; a court title
字源 FORM — what the parts do
阝義the city-wall radical (邑) on the right — a settlement, a place
Fliáng → láng — the l- holds, the -iang opens to -ang
A place (阝, 邑) named by 良 liáng for its sound — 郎 began as a court post, then settled on a young gentleman. From there: 女郎 a young woman, 新郎 a bridegroom, 郎君 a husband.
意 · Meanings
(本義)郎— a court official (old title)
→少年郎、女郎— a young man; a young woman常用
→新郎、郎君— a bridegroom; a husband常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension