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]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 襄 sound ( xiāng )

Components 扌襄

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

Characters sharing the sound component 襄 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
襄 sound part	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