擥
drive away, expel, oust
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Readings
On'yomi
- ラン
Kun'yomi
- と.る
Meaning
擥 centers on forceful removal: driving someone or something away, expelling, or ousting.
Study
Etymology
擥 is a rare character. It visually combines 手 (hand) with a complex upper element that includes 臣 and 罒, but the exact historical origin is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The bottom 手 is a hand, and the upper part looks like a net (罒) over a watching eye (臣). Imagine a hand sweeping away someone caught in a net, driving them out.
Reading mnemonic
For ラン, picture a hand running someone out of town: run -> ラン, and the hand at the bottom does the expelling.