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The character 娘 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the semantic radical 女 (woman) with the phonetic component 良 (good). Its original sense was a young woman or girl, and it historically served as a general term for females. Over time, its primary meaning shifted to mother or an older married woman in many dialects, though it retains the sense of a young woman in compounds like 姑娘. The female radical consistently anchors the character within the semantic domain of women and female relatives.
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我娘很爱我。
那个姑娘很漂亮。
我的爹娘都在北京。
她娘亲来了。
我娘每天早起做早餐。
这位姑娘的歌声很动听。
我娘告诉我做人要诚实。
那位姑娘在舞台上表演得非常出色。