ráng

pray or sacrifice

To pray for help  also provides the pronunciation

Components
礻 meaning component

  Meaning component

shì

  

show

襄 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

xiāng

  

aid

Evolution

禳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
禳 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
禳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

ráng

pray or sacrifice, exorcise; sacrifice for avoiding calamity