Keyword
mother
- young girl
- woman
- wife
- Frequency
- #1222
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
niáng100%
Mnemonic
女 (woman) gives the meaning and 良 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
姑娘
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old)
新娘
bride
娘
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
娘娘
queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt
老娘
my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife
灰姑娘
Cinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
老板娘
female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife
丈母娘
wife's mother; mother-in-law
娘家
wife's family (before marriage)
伴娘
bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor
娘子
(dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman
婆娘
(dialect) wife; (derog.) woman
大娘
(coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address)
师娘
term of respect for a teacher's wife; sorceress
伪娘
(ACG) femboy
爹娘
(dialect) parents
红娘
matchmaker
娘亲
mother
回娘家
(of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc
舞娘
female dancer
奶娘
(dialect) wet nurse
娘胎
womb
骂娘
to curse (at sb); to call sb names
娘炮
(slang) effeminate man; sissy; effeminate