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让(讓) ràng let; make in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 讠(言) yán “speech”. The colloquial name for this radical is 言字旁 yánzìpáng “side made up of the character 言.” Phonetic of the simplified form is 上 shàng. The phonetic of the traditional form it is 襄 xiāng “help.” Distinguish simplified 让 from 上 and simplified 证 zhèng.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 让 (讓) ràng let, allow; make, cause [CV]
- 让你久等了 (讓你久等了) ràng nĭ jiŭ dĕngle “made you wait a long time” [IE]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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