懂中文 Dong Chinese

攘

rǎng

seize

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 襄 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

襄 sound component

襄  Sound component

xiāng

  

aid

Evolution

攘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
攘 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
攘 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
攘 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
攘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

攘  

rǎng

seize, take by force; repel; to push up one's sleeves; to reject or resist; to seize; to perturb; to steal

Most common words with 攘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

熙熙攘攘

bustling with activity (idiom)

攘

to seize

熙攘

restless

熙来攘往

a place buzzing with activity (idiom)

攘夺

to seize