exorcise, drive away
禳 centers on ritualistic removal of evil or misfortune: exorcising spirits or driving away harmful influences through ceremonial acts.
禳 combines 示 (altar, ritual) with 襄, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to removing or assisting. Together they express exorcism or driving away through ritual.
The left side 示 suggests an altar or ritual. The right side 襄 looks like a person with tools or a bundle, as if preparing to drive away evil spirits. Picture a priest at an altar using ritual objects to exorcise and drive away misfortune.
For ジョウ, imagine a priest exorcising a spirit by shouting 'Joe!' at the altar: Joe -> ジョウ, and the spirit is driven away.