娘 (niáng)
mother/young lady
How 娘 is written
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 女 — woman
- Traditional
- 娘
- Simplified
- 娘 (unchanged)
Components
- 女 woman
- 艮 stopping
- 丶 dot
Common words using 娘
- 姑娘 gūniang
- girl; young woman; young lady
- 丈母娘 zhàngmǔniáng
- wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母
- 伴娘 bànniáng
- bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor
- 娘娘 niángniang
- queen; empress; imperial concubine
- 娘家 niángjia
- married woman's parents' home
- 孃子 niángzi
- wife
- 新娘 xīnniáng
- bride
- 灰姑娘 huīgūniang
- Cinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
- 老娘 lǎoniáng
- my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial)
- 老板娘 lǎobǎnniáng
- female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife
- 乾娘 gānniáng
- godmother (see also 干妈)
- 半老徐娘 bànlǎoxúniáng
- middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age
娘 in a sentence
新娘今天穿得很美。
Xīnniáng jīntiān chuān de hěn měi.
“The bride is dressed beautifully today.”
How common is 娘?
娘 is the 879th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 87% of all running text.
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