让 ràng — yield, allow · English

让

ràng

yield, allow

At a glance · 让

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

让字小篆从言襄声，为形声字；本义为谦让、辞让。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

让本义为谦让、退让，引申为允许。

Structure

形声字，左部『言』为意符，右部『襄』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinràng

Radical讠

Strokes5

UnicodeU+8BA9

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English yield, allow Rang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to yield and permit.

Français céder, permettre Rang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant céder et permettre.

Español ceder, permitir Rang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa ceder y permitir.

العربية يتنازل، يسمح رانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني التنازل والسماح.

Русский уступать, позволять Жан — фоносемантический знак, означающий уступать и позволять.

Common words

谦让qiān ràngyield
让步ràng bùconcede

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