攘
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(literary) to push up one's sleeves; (literary) to reject; to resist; (literary) to seize; to steal; (literary) to perturb; Taiwan pr. [rang2]
20 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,137 U+6518
How 攘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 襄 (phonetic, xiāng)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 襄
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 襄 (xiāng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 襄 sound component | xiāng | to aid, to help, to assist; to undress |
| 囊 | náng | bag, purse, sack; to pocket, to stow |
| 壤 | rǎng | soil, loam, earth; rich |
| 镶 | xiāng | inset, inlay; to set, to mount; to fill |
| 嚷 | rǎng | to shout, to roar, to cry; to brawl |
| 瓤 | ráng | flesh, core, pith, pulp |
| 穰 | ráng | stalks of grain; lush, abundant |
| 骧 | xiāng | to gallop about with the head uplifted |
| 蘘 | ráng | wild ginger |
| 曩 | nǎng | ancient times; former; old |
Words containing 攘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 攘外安内 | rǎng wài ān nèi | to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country (idiom) |
| 攘外 | rǎng wài | to resist foreign aggression |
| 攘场 | rǎng cháng | to spread harvested grain over an area |
| 攘善 | rǎng shàn | to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor |
| 攘羊 | rǎng yáng | to take home sb else's stray sheep |
| 攘除 | rǎng chú | to get rid of; to weed out; to reject |
| 兵戈扰攘 | bīng gē rǎo rǎng | arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war |
| 熙来攘往 | xī lái rǎng wǎng | a place buzzing with activity (idiom) |
| 闹闹攘攘 | nào nào rǎng rǎng | to create an uproar |
| 攘灾 | rǎng zāi | to ward off calamities; to avoid disaster |
| 乱咕攘 | luàn gū rang | to disturb (dialect) |
| 攘臂 | rǎng bì | to bare one's arms (in agitation) |
| 攘夺 | rǎng duó | to seize |
| 扰攘 | rǎo rǎng | bustling; to create trouble; to disturb |
| 攘夷 | rǎng yí | to repel the barbarians |
| 攘袖 | rǎng xiù | to roll up the sleeves |
| 攘窃 | rǎng qiè | to usurp; to steal |
| 攘攘 | rǎng rǎng | disorderly; confused; chaotic |
| 攘辟 | rǎng bì | to stand off; to make way |
| 寇攘 | kòu rǎng | to rob and steal |