TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
娘
ㄋㄧㄤˊ · niáng
noun — mother, ma; a young woman, girl
字源 FORM — what the parts do
良聲liáng — gives the sound, slid to niánga granary chute that lets the good grain through — fine, good
{n,l}ITliáng → niáng — the l/n crossing, tone shifts too
A woman (女) on the left fixes the meaning. 良 liáng carries the sound, slid across the l/n line to niáng. It builds the 良 series — 朗、廊、浪 — and here names the woman of the house: 娘、姑娘、娘家.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個好（良）女子（女）——娘。
A fine (良) woman (女) — ma.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(引申)娘、娘親— mother, ma常用
→姑娘— a young woman, girl常用
⇒娘家— a married woman's parental home
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension