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禳
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pray or sacrifice

HSK 10
Society →Religion
ráng
ジョウ
はら.う
양
To pray 礻for help 襄; 襄 also provides the pronunciation
Components
礻 spirit+ 襄 aid =
禳 pray or sacrifice
礻 Meaning component
shì spirit
cult
襄 Meaning component
xiāng aid
aid, help, assist
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Notes
Similar Characters
礼 ceremony (jp)社 company祀 sacrifice祁 numerous祆 Ormazda祇 the spirit of the earth祈 supplicate祉 blessings祎 excellent (simp)祓 exorcise祕 confidential (trad)祖 ancestor祗 look祚 throne祛 disperse祜 blessing神 gods祠 ancestral temple祢 one's deceased father (simp)祥 propitious
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
禳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
禳 [ráng]
sacrifice for avoiding calamity
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
祈福禳灾 [qí​fú​ráng​zāi]
to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)
祈福禳灾 [qí​fú​ráng​zāi]
to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)
禳解 [ráng​jiě]
to pray to the gods for the avoidance of a misfortune