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娘 is a phonosemantic compound and the simplified form of 孃. The semantic component 女 means 'woman', while the phonetic component 良 supplies the sound. Originally, the character referred to a young girl or woman and functioned as a general term of address for females. In many modern dialects, it primarily means 'mother' or an older married woman, but the earlier meaning of 'young woman' is still found in compounds such as 姑娘. The 女 radical consistently marks the character's association with 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。
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