nǎng

in ancient times

Components
日 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sun

sun

襄 sound component

  Sound component

xiāng

  

aid

Evolution

曩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
曩 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
曩 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

nǎng

in ancient times, of old, former; in former times