懂中文 Dong Chinese

娘

niáng

mother

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound. Simplified form of 孃.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

良 sound component

良  Sound component

liáng

  

good

Evolution

娘 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
娘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

娘  

niáng

mother; young girl; woman; wife; young lady; (coll.) effeminate

娘 (孃) 

niáng

variant of 娘[niáng]

Most common words with 娘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

姑娘

girl

娘

mother

新娘

bride

老娘

my old mother

伴娘

bridesmaid