螳螂 tángláng mantis Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 螳 táng opaque (segment carries no independent meaning) mantis (bound form) mantis; used in 螳螂 tángláng or the idiom 螳臂当车 tángbìdāngchē螂 láng opaque (segment carries no independent meaning) insect (bound form) (bound form) used in the names of various insects such as 螳螂 tángláng, 蟑螂 zhāngláng, and 蜣螂 qiāngláng