懂中文 Dong Chinese

孃

niáng

mother

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 襄 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

襄 sound component

襄  Sound component

xiāng

  

aid

Evolution

孃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
孃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

孃  

niáng

troubled, oppressed; fat; mother

娘 (孃) 

niáng

variant of 娘[niáng]

Most common words with 孃
Freq.
Word
Meaning

姑娘

girl

娘

mother

新娘

bride

老娘

my old mother

伴娘

bridesmaid