娘niang · niáng
mother; young girl; woman; wife. 10 strokes, radical 女, first met in HSK 3.
What 娘 is made of
女 (nǚ, woman) and 良 (liáng, good).
女 carries the meaning — woman — and 良 carries the sound.
How to write 娘
Strokes 1–3 write 女, then strokes 4–10 write 良.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 娘
Words that use 娘
| 姑娘 | girl 年轻的女孩子 一个采茶姑娘在花丛中忙着写生。A tea-picking girl was busy sketching among the flowers. Lesson 202, 采风观察与个性创造 · 艺术殿堂与审美风华 · Artistic Splendor, Theatrical Performance & Cultural Aesthetics |
| 新娘 | a bride 婚礼当天举行婚礼的女子 美丽的新娘微笑着迎接宾客。The bride smiled as she welcomed the guests. Lesson 355, 华堂吉庆与乡梓深情 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
Characters that share the sound part 良
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 女
All 23 of them, and what the radical means, on the 女 radical page.