Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Moon (yuè) Character: Lang Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 505, Entry 23 Ancient script form: Lang (variant). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is synonymous with Lang. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): High, bright, and noble to the end. The Commentary (Zhuan) states: Lang means bright. Also a surname. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it appears in the Garden of Surnames. Also, in the Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu), it rhymes with the sound dang. Wang Yi, Nine Laments (Jiusi): The vast heaven is cool and clear, the atmosphere is high and bright. The north wind is bitter and cold, the plants and trees are pale yellow.