孃 meaning and stroke order
Troubled, oppressed; fat; mother
How to write 孃, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 孃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 娘[niang2]
How 孃 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Woman.
女 gives the meaning and 襄 hints at the sound.
Radical: 女 (woman), shared by 156 characters on this site.
How to remember 孃
孃 is a woman 女 (nǚ) on the left with 襄 (xiāng) on the right giving the sound. Think of a woman 女 who helps and supports, as 襄 can mean "to assist", and you get a mother.
孃 is mainly a variant form of 娘 (niáng), so in modern Chinese you will almost always see 娘 instead. You may meet 孃 in older texts, in traditional-character writing, or in names. Example: 舞孃 (wǔniáng) female dancer, usually written 舞娘 today.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 孃 as xiāng because of the 襄 part, but it is pronounced niáng with a rising second tone. Also do not confuse it with 嬢 or 壤 (rǎng, soil), which share a similar right side.
Common words with 孃
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 舞孃 | wǔniáng | female dancer |
Questions about 孃
How many strokes are in 孃?
孃 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 孃 mean?
孃 (niáng) means troubled, oppressed; fat; mother. A common word with it is 舞娘 (wǔniáng), meaning "female dancer".
How do you pronounce 孃?
孃 is pronounced niáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 孃?
The radical of 孃 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 孃 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 孃?
孃 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 娘, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Should I write 孃 or 娘 for "mother"?
Write 娘 (niáng) in everyday modern Chinese. 孃 is listed as a variant, so it is correct to recognize but rarely needed in your own writing.
Does 孃 have meanings other than mother?
Dictionaries also list older senses such as troubled or oppressed, and fat. These are uncommon today, and in practice 孃 is read as a variant of 娘.