攘

See also: 𭢯

攘 U+6518, 攘 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6518 ← 攗 [U+6517] CJK Unified Ideographs 攙 → [U+6519]

Translingual

Han character

攘 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+17, 20 strokes, cangjie input 手卜口女 (QYRV), four-corner 5003₂, composition ⿰扌襄)

1. seize, take by force
2. repel

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 463, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12989
• Dae Jaweon: page 812, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1985, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6518

Chinese

simp. and trad.		攘
2nd round simp.		⿰扌上
alternative forms		穰 襄

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (襄) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
囊	*naːŋ
蠰	*naːŋ, *sraŋ, *hnjaŋs, *njaŋʔ
曩	*naːŋʔ
灢	*naːŋʔ, *naːŋs
儾	*naːŋs
孃	*naŋ, *njaŋ
瓤	*naŋ, *njaŋ
鑲	*naŋ, *njaŋ
釀	*naŋs
瓖	*snaŋ, *snaŋ
驤	*snaŋ
襄	*snaŋ
纕	*snaŋ
忀	*snaŋ
欀	*snaŋ, *njaŋs
饟	*hnjaŋ, *hnjaŋʔ, *hnjaŋs
攘	*njaŋ, *njaŋʔ, *njaŋs
禳	*njaŋ
穰	*njaŋ, *njaŋʔ
躟	*njaŋ, *njaŋʔ
瀼	*njaŋ
獽	*njaŋ
儴	*njaŋ
蘘	*njaŋ
鬤	*njaŋ, *rnaːŋ
勷	*njaŋ
壤	*njaŋʔ
嚷	*njaŋʔ
讓	*njaŋs
懹	*njaŋs
攮	*rnoːŋʔ

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rǎng, ráng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄤˇ, ㄖㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liông / jiáng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rǎng
    • Wade–Giles: jang³
    • Yale: rǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: raang
    • Palladius: жан (žan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐɑŋ²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ráng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ráng
    • Wade–Giles: jang²
    • Yale: ráng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rang
    • Palladius: жан (žan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: joeng⁴
    • Yale: yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông
    • Tâi-lô: liông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lioong
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /liɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jiáng
    • Tâi-lô: jiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziaŋ⁵³/

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• Middle Chinese: nyang

Rime
Character	攘
Reading #	1/3
Initial (聲)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	汝陽切
Baxter	nyang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑiɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/ȵiaŋ/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ráng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joeng4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*naŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*njaŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	攘
Reading #	2/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	ráng
Middle Chinese	‹ nyang ›
Old Chinese	/*naŋ/
English	steal; expel
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	攘
Reading #	1/3
No.	13631
Phonetic component	襄
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	穰
Old Chinese	/*njaŋ/

Definitions

攘

1. to repel; to expel
2. to steal; to snatch

   今有人日攘其鄰之雞者。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   今有人日攘其邻之鸡者。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

   Jīn yǒu rén rì ráng qí lín zhī jī zhě. [Pinyin]

   Here is a man, who every day appropriates some of his neighbour's strayed fowls.

3. to invade; to seize by force
4. (alt. form 纕／𬙋) to pull up the sleeves
5. (alt. form 禳) to pray or offer sacrifices to avert disaster

Compounds

• 俇攘
• 奮袂攘襟／奋袂攘襟
• 安內攘外／安内攘外
• 尊王攘夷 (zūnwángrǎngyí)
• 攘人之美
• 攘善
• 攘場／攘场
• 攘外安內／攘外安内 (rángwài'ānnèi)
• 攘夷 (rǎngyí)
• 攘奪／攘夺
• 攘攘
• 攘災／攘灾
• 攘盜／攘盗
• 攘羊
• 攘羭
• 攘臂
• 攘臂一呼
• 攘臂而起
• 攘袂
• 攘袂切齒／攘袂切齿
• 攘袂扼腕
• 攘袖
• 攘除 (rángchú)
• 爭權攘利／争权攘利

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rǎng (rang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ / joeng⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lióng / jiáng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rǎng
    • Wade–Giles: jang³
    • Yale: rǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: raang
    • Palladius: жан (žan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐɑŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ / joeng⁶
    • Yale: yéuhng / yeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ / joeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ / yêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³/, /jœːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lióng
    • Tâi-lô: lióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jiáng
    • Tâi-lô: jiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziaŋ⁵³/

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• Middle Chinese: nyangX

Rime
Character	攘
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	如兩切
Baxter	nyangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵɨɐŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵiɐŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑiɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵɨaŋX/
Li Rong	/ȵiaŋX/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭaŋX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯aŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	rǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joeng5

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*naŋ/, /*naŋʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*njaŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	攘	攘
Reading #	1/3	3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	ráng	rǎng
Middle Chinese	‹ nyang ›	‹ nyangX ›
Old Chinese	/*naŋ/	/*naŋʔ/
English	oppose, disturb	oppose; disturb
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	攘
Reading #	2/3
No.	13644
Phonetic component	襄
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	壤
Old Chinese	/*njaŋʔ/

Definitions

攘

1. to throw into disorder; to disturb

Compounds

• 兵戈擾攘／兵戈扰攘
• 勞攘／劳攘
• 心勞意攘／心劳意攘
• 心攘攘
• 急攘攘
• 意攘心勞／意攘心劳
• 擾攘／扰攘 (rǎorǎng)
• 攘攘
• 熙來攘往／熙来攘往
• 熙攘 (xīrǎng)
• 熙熙攘攘 (xīxīrǎngrǎng)
• 紛紛攘攘／纷纷攘攘
• 風塵勞攘／风尘劳攘
• 鬧攘／闹攘

 

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ràng (rang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ràng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ràng
    • Wade–Giles: jang⁴
    • Yale: ràng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ranq
    • Palladius: жан (žan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐɑŋ⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: nyangH

Rime
Character	攘
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	人樣切
Baxter	nyangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵɨɐŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵiɐŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑiɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵɨaŋH/
Li Rong	/ȵiaŋH/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭaŋH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯aŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ràng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joeng6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*njaŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	攘
Reading #	3/3
No.	13651
Phonetic component	襄
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	讓
Old Chinese	/*njaŋs/

Definitions

攘

1. ^† Original form of 讓／让 (ràng, “to yield; to give in”).

   • 左右攘辟，車驅而騶。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     左右攘辟，车驱而驺。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zuǒyòu ràngbì, chē qū ér zōu. [Pinyin]

     The attendants should then retire out of the way. They should follow quickly as the carriage drives on.

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	𭢯
Kyūjitai	攘

Kanji

攘

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𭢯)

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Readings

• Go-on: にょう (nyō)
• Kan-on: じょう (jō)
• Kun: はらう (harau, 攘う)、ぬすむ (nusumu, 攘む)

Korean

Hanja

攘 (eum 양 (yang))

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Vietnamese

Han character

攘: Hán Nôm readings: nhương

1. to capture, obtain
2. to give chase, to expel
3. to eliminate