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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- rang4
- English meanings
- allow, induce sb. to do sth.
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 讠; right 上.
Meaning & sound clues
讠 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “speech”.
上 is identified as the sound component (shàng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 让.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
to blurt out
soil; earth
push aside; bustling
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 让座
- 让步
- 转让
- 退让