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娘 - niáng

mother; young girl; woman; wife

mother; young girl; woman; wife

How to read 娘

Click 娘 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinniáng
Englishmother; young girl; woman; wife
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

娘俩 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 娘娘. Please read 娘妈 one more time.

Common words with this character

mother and her child
queen; empress; imperial concubine
woman
form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 娘 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 娘俩 and 娘娘 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 娘.