娘
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,095 U+5A18
How 娘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
女 (semantic, “woman”) + 良 (phonetic, liáng)
How to remember it
mom · Heisig RSH #1153
女 woman + halo
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 良
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 良 (liáng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 良 sound component | liáng | good, virtuous, respectable |
| 浪 | làng | breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful |
| 朗 | lǎng | bright, clear, distinct |
| 狼 | láng | wolf |
| 粮 | liáng | food, grain, provisions |
| 酿 | niàng | to ferment, to brew |
| 琅 | láng | pure, white; carnelian |
| 踉 | liàng | to hop, to jump; hurried, urgent |
| 锒 | láng | chain, lock; ornament |
| 稂 | láng | grass; weeds |
| 莨 | làng | Japanese belladonna; Scopolia japonica |
Words containing 娘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红色娘子军 | Hóng sè Niáng zi jūn | Red Detachment of Women, revolutionary opera that premiered in 1964 |
| 新娘子 | xīn niáng zi | see 新娘[xin1 niang2] |
| 老大娘 | lǎo dà niáng | old lady; Madam (polite address); CL:位[wei4] |
| 回娘家 | huí niáng jiā | (of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, scho… |
| 走娘家 | zǒu niáng jiā | (of a wife) to visit one's parental home |
| 老板娘 | lǎo bǎn niáng | female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife |
| 天要下雨，娘要嫁人 | tiān yào xià yǔ , niáng yào jià rén | (lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying); (fig.) some thing… |
| 大娘 | dà niáng | (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) |
| 娘子 | niáng zǐ | (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman |
| 娘家 | niáng jiā | wife's family (before marriage) |
| 家娘 | jiā niáng | (dialect) husband's mother |
| 桃金娘科 | táo jīn niáng kē | Myrtaceae (family including myrtle, rosemary, oregano etc) |
| 新娘 | xīn niáng | bride |
| 红娘 | hóng niáng | matchmaker |
| 老娘 | lǎo niáng | my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife |
| 有奶便是娘 | yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng | lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom); fig. to follow whoever is feeding you; … |
| 后娘 | hòu niáng | stepmother (coll.) |
| 有奶就是娘 | yǒu nǎi jiù shì niáng | see 有奶便是娘[you3 nai3 bian4 shi4 niang2] |
| 狗娘养的 | gǒu niáng yǎng de | son of a bitch |
| 度娘 | Dù niáng | alternative name for Baidu 百度[Bai3 du4] |