(gū niáng) - young woman, girl, miss in Mandarin

gūniáng

Traditional: 姑娘

HSK 5

#718 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

young woman, girl, miss

Word origin

A compound of 姑 (gu) 'aunt, young woman', with the 女 'woman' radical and 古 phonetic, and 娘 (niang) 'mother, young woman', also with the 女 radical and 良 phonetic. Together: 'young woman, girl'.

Origin: compound
Root: 姑 (gu, 女 woman radical + 古 phonetic) + 娘 (niang, 女 woman radical + 良 phonetic)

Stroke order

姑

娘

Examples

。

This young woman is very pretty.

，？

Miss, what time is it please?

。

He wants to marry that young woman.

。

That young woman has a very sweet smile.

。

That girl is very pretty.

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This word is part of lesson 15.