U+5B43 "孃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+5B43 "孃" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that primarily signifies an older woman, such as an aunt, mother, or a respectful term for a female elder, and it was historically used in classical texts and family titles. In modern simplified Chinese, it has largely been replaced by the character "娘" (niáng), which serves similar meanings like "mother" or "woman," though "孃" retains its distinct form in traditional writing and specific regional usage. The character carries cultural and historical weight, appearing in classical literature and family designations, and its structure combines the radical for woman (女) with the phonetic component "襄" (xiāng), reflecting its linguistic roots in the CJK Unified Ideographs block, which encompasses characters from Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts.