Usage of the character 浪

wave
breaker
unrestrained
dissipated
to stroll
to ramble

làngzǐ

浪子

[浪子]

loafer; wastrel; prodigal son

làngtāo

浪涛

[浪濤]

ocean wave
billows

rèlàng

热浪

[熱浪]

heat wave

liúlàng

流浪

[流浪]

to drift about
to wander
to roam
nomadic
homeless
unsettled (e.g. population)
vagrant

làngdàng

浪荡

[浪蕩]

to loiter
to hang around
dissolute
licentious

làngmàn

浪漫

[浪漫]

romantic

làngshí

浪蚀

[浪蝕]

wave erosion

èlàng

恶浪

[惡浪]

violent wave
fierce billow
fig. depraved force

làngrén

浪人

[浪人]

vagrant
unemployed person
rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)

mènglàng

孟浪

[孟浪]

hasty
rash
impetuous

lànggǔ

浪谷

[浪穀]

trough of a wave
(fig.) low point
lowest level

lànghuā

浪花

[浪花]

spray
ocean spray
spindrift
fig. happenings from one's life
CL:朵 (duǒ)

làngjì

浪迹

[浪跡]

to roam about
to wander without a home

làngnü

浪女

[浪女]

loose woman

hǎilàng

海浪

[海浪]

sea wave

pòlàng

破浪

[破浪]

to set sail
to brave the waves

làngtou

浪头

[浪頭]

wave

bōlàng

波浪

[波浪]

wave

Cānglàng

沧浪

[滄浪]

Canglang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市／苏州市 ( Sūzhōushì), Jiangsu

Zhuānglàng

庄浪

[莊浪]

Zhuanglang county in Pingliang 平涼／平凉 ( Píngliáng), Gansu

yǒnglàng

涌浪

[湧浪]

swell
billows
surging waves

hàilàng

骇浪

[駭浪]

swelling or stormy seas

Jīlàng

激浪

[激浪]

Mountain Dew

làngyǒng

浪涌

[浪湧]

(electrical) surge

fànglàng

放浪

[放浪]

unrestrained
dissolute
dissipated
unconventional
immoral
to debauch
to dissipate

chōnglàng

冲浪

[衝浪]

to surf
surfing

Xīnlàng

新浪

[新浪]

Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company

fēnglàng

风浪

[風浪]

wind and waves; rough waters
(fig.) hardship

làngfèi

浪费

[浪費]

to waste
to squander

Pūlàng

噗浪

[噗浪]

Plurk (Taiwanese social networking and microblogging service)

làngmǎng

浪莽

[浪莽]

vast

dàlàng

大浪

[大浪]

billow
surge

jīnlàng

津浪

[津浪]

tsunami
same as 海嘯／海啸

shēnglàng

声浪

[聲浪]

clamor

Gǔlàng

古浪

[古浪]

Gulang county in Wuwei 武威 ( Wǔwēi), Gansu

làngchuán

浪船

[浪船]

swingboat

làngcháo

浪潮

[浪潮]

wave
tides

Gǔlàngyǔ

鼓浪屿

[鼓浪嶼]

Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門／厦门 ( Xiàmén)

Làngkǎzǐ

浪卡子

[浪卡子]

Nagarzê county, Tibetan: Sna dkar rtse rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

liúlàngzhě

流浪者

[流浪者]

rover
vagabond
vagrant
wanderer

liúlànghàn

流浪汉

[流浪漢]

tramp
wanderer

liúlànggǒu

流浪狗

[流浪狗]

stray dog

bōlanggǔ

波浪鼓

[波浪鼓]

variant of 撥浪鼓／拨浪鼓 (bōlanggǔ)

bōlànghào

波浪号

[波浪號]

tilde ( ~ )

chōnglàngzhě

冲浪者

[衝浪者]

surfer

liúlàng'ér

流浪儿

[流浪兒]

street urchin
waif

gǎnlàngtou

赶浪头

[趕浪頭]

to follow the trend

fēnglàngbǎn

风浪板

[風浪板]

(Tw) windsurfing
sailboard

Xīnlàng Wǎng

新浪网

[新浪網]

Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company

Lèlàngjùn

乐浪郡

[樂浪郡]

Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea

Cānglàngqū

沧浪区

[滄浪區]

Canglang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市／苏州市 ( Sūzhōushì), Jiangsu

làngfèizhě

浪费者

[浪費者]

waster
wastrel
squanderer

Zhuānglàngxiàn

庄浪县

[莊浪縣]

Zhuanglang county in Pingliang 平涼／平凉 ( Píngliáng), Gansu

Gǔlàngxiàn

古浪县

[古浪縣]

Gulang county in Wuwei 武威 ( Wǔwēi), Gansu

chōnglàngbǎn

冲浪板

[衝浪板]

surfboard
paddleboard

Cāng Làngtíng

沧浪亭

[滄浪亭]

The Surging Waves Pavillion in Suzhou, Jiangsu

bōlanggǔ

拨浪鼓

[撥浪鼓]

a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)
rattle-drum

làngzǐhuítóu

浪子回头

[浪子回頭]

the return of a prodigal son (idiom)

Xīnlàng Wēibó

新浪微博

[新浪微博]

Sina Weibo, Chinese microblogging website

làngjìtiānyá

浪迹天涯

[浪跡天涯]

to roam far and wide (idiom)
to travel the world

fēngpínglàngjìng

风平浪静

[風平浪靜]

lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
all is quiet
a dead calm (at sea)

làngmànzhǔyì

浪漫主义

[浪漫主義]

romanticism

huīhuòlàngfèi

挥霍浪费

[揮霍浪費]

to spend extravagantly
to squander

làngjìjiānghú

浪迹江湖

[浪跡江湖]

to roam far and wide
to drift with the wind

làngfèijīnqián

浪费金钱

[浪費金錢]

to squander money
to spend extravagantly

Làngkǎzǐxiàn

浪卡子县

[浪卡子縣]

Nagarzê county, Tibetan: Sna dkar rtse rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

chángfēngpòlàng

长风破浪

[長風破浪]

lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)

fēngtiánlàngjìng

风恬浪静

[風恬浪靜]

lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
All is quiet.
a dead calm (at sea)

xīngfēngzuòlàng

兴风作浪

[興風作浪]

to incite trouble
to stir up havoc

qīnglàngfúbó

轻浪浮薄

[輕浪浮薄]

(idiom) frivolous

chéngfēngpòlàng

乘风破浪

[乘風破浪]

to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

làngdéxūmíng

浪得虚名

[浪得虛名]

to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)

fēngkǒulàngjiān

风口浪尖

[風口浪尖]

where the wind and the waves are the fiercest
at the heart of the struggle

fànglàngbùjī

放浪不羁

[放浪不羈]

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

fēngzhēngchōnglàng

风筝冲浪

[風箏衝浪]

kitesurfing

jīngtāohàilàng

惊涛骇浪

[驚濤駭浪]

perilous situation

pūzhānglàngfèi

铺张浪费

[鋪張浪費]

extravagance and waste (idiom)

xiānfēnggǔlàng

掀风鼓浪

[掀風鼓浪]

to raise a storm
to stir up trouble
to instigate

fànglàngxínghái

放浪形骸

[放浪形骸]

to abandon all restraint (idiom)

wúfēngbùqǐlàng

无风不起浪

[無風不起浪]

lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason
no smoke without fire

wúfēngsānchǐlàng

无风三尺浪

[無風三尺浪]

lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
fig. trouble arising unexpectedly

làngzǐhuítóujīnbùhuàn

浪子回头金不换

[浪子回頭金不換]

a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold

Cháng Jiānghòulàngtuīqiánlàng

长江后浪推前浪

[長江後浪推前浪]

lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
fig. the new is constantly replacing the old
each new generation excels the previous
(of things) to be constantly evolving

Cháng Jiānghòulàngcuīqiánlàng

长江后浪催前浪

[長江後浪催前浪]

see 長江後浪推前浪／长江后浪推前浪 ( Cháng Jiānghòulàngtuīqiánlàng)

rènpíngfēnglàngqǐ,wěnzuòdiàoyútái

任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台

[任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺]

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
fig. to stay calm in a tense situation