攘

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

• 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

Related to 讓 (OC *njaŋs, “to concede, let”), Burmese နှင် (hnang, “to drive out”) (Schuessler, 2007, Luce, 1981).

攘

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

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

   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

攘

1. to throw into disorder; to disturb

攘

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 讓／让 (ràng, “to yield; to give in”).

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

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

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𭢯)

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• 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)

攘 (eum 양 (yang))

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攘: Hán Nôm readings: nhương

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