Character
| HSK | 5 |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | 881st character |
| RADICAL | ⼥ (38.7) |
| STROKES | 10 |
| INDEX # | 2144 |
mother; young girl; woman; wife
HSK 5
#881
DEFINITIONS
| 娘 niáng |
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STROKES
WORDS
| 姑娘 gū niang | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 新娘 xīn niáng | bride |
| 娘娘腔 niáng niang qiāng | sissy; effeminate |
| 伴娘 bàn niáng | bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor |
| 灰姑娘 huī gū niang | Cinderella; a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity |
| 婆娘 pó niáng | woman (derog.) |
| 娘娘 niáng niang | 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 lǎo niáng | my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife |
| 娘家 niáng jia | married woman's parents' home |
| 老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng | female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife |
| 娘子 niáng zǐ | (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman |
| 娘儿们 niáng r men | (dialect) woman; wife |
| 奶娘 nǎi niáng | (dialect) wet nurse |
| 娘胎 niáng tāi | womb |
| 丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng | wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母 |
| 爹娘 diē niáng | (dialect) parents |
| 大娘 dà niáng | (coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address) |
| 红娘 hóng niáng | matchmaker |
| 骂娘 mà niáng | to curse (at sb); to call sb names |
| 干娘 gān niáng | adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) |
| 纺织娘 fǎng zhī niáng | katydid; long-horned grasshopper |
| 老大娘 lǎo dà niáng | old lady; Madam (polite address); CL:位[wei4] |
| 乾娘 gān niáng | adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) |
| 他娘的 tā niáng de | same as 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] |
| 半老徐娘 bàn lǎo xú niáng | middle-aged but still attractive woman; lady of a certain age |
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