(niáng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

niáng girl; young woman; mother (as in 姑娘) HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 151 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 娘 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 娘

gūniang girl; young woman
那个姑娘长得很漂亮。
Nàge gūniang zhǎng de hěn piàoliang.
That girl is very pretty.

Tasks Featuring 娘 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 姑娘
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About the character 娘

(niáng) means girl; young woman; mother (as in 姑娘). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".