U+6518 "攘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+6518 "攘" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meaning of "to push aside," "to reject," or "to seize," often used in classical texts with connotations of resisting or repelling something, such as in the phrase "攘外" meaning "to resist foreign aggression." It is composed of the radical for "hand" or "action" (扌) on the left, indicating manual motion, and the phonetic component "襄" (xiāng) on the right, which contributes to its pronunciation as "rǎng" in Mandarin. Historically, this character appears in ancient Chinese literature, including the works of Confucian philosophy, where it can denote the act of expelling or eliminating disorder, as well as in modern usage to describe stealing or usurping. Its encoding in the Unicode standard allows for consistent digital representation across various platforms and systems.