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niáng

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niáng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niáng | niang2
English translation
troubled, oppressed; fat; mother

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About niáng

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Number of strokes

20

Traditional form

niáng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of niáng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

女襄

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

xiāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and liáng represents the sound. Simplified form of niáng .

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Words with niáng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
姑娘 gūniang girl姑娘 gūniang
niáng mother niáng
新娘 xīnniáng bride新娘 xīnniáng
老娘 lǎo niáng my old mother老娘 lǎo niáng
伴娘 bàn niáng bridesmaid伴娘 bàn niáng
娘娘 niáng niang queen娘娘 niáng niang
娘娘腔 niáng niang qiāng sissy娘娘腔 niáng niang qiāng
娘家 niáng jia married woman's parents' home娘家 niáng jia
老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng lady boss老闆娘
娘子 niáng zǐ polite form of address for a woman娘子 niáng zǐ
婆娘 pó niáng woman (derog.)婆娘 pó niáng
灰姑娘 Huī gū niang Cinderella灰姑娘 Huī gū niang
大娘 dà niáng aunt (polite address)大娘 dà niáng
爹娘 diē niáng (dialect) parents爹娘 diē niáng
丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng wife's mother丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng
红娘 hóng niáng matchmaker紅娘
老大娘 lǎo dà niáng old lady老大娘 lǎo dà niáng
娘胎 niáng tāi womb娘胎 niáng tāi
奶娘 nǎi niáng (dialect) wet nurse奶娘 nǎi niáng
娘儿们 niáng r men wife娘兒們
红色娘子军 hóng sè niáng zi jūn Red Detachment of Women紅色孃子軍
王母娘娘 Wáng mǔ niáng niáng another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母 Xī wáng mǔ , Queen Mother of the West王母娘娘 Wáng mǔ niáng niáng

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