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娘

Character

娘 niáng

HSK 3Character

mother (an older word; today people usually say 妈妈)

Radical
女
Strokes
10
Structure
Left–right
Parts
女 良
Traditional
娘
Frequency
#1541 most common character
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Meaning

niáng

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  1. mother (an older word; today people usually say 妈妈)
  2. girl, young woman (as in 姑娘)
  3. bride, a woman getting married (as in 新娘)

Examples

  • 那个姑娘是我的好朋友。

    nà ge gū niang shì wǒ de hǎo péng you

    That girl is my good friend.

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  • 新娘很漂亮。

    xīn niáng hěn piào liang

    The bride is very pretty.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我娘在家里做饭。

    wǒ niáng zài jiā lǐ zuò fàn

    My mother is cooking at home.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 10 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 娘

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