Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced rang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced rang, including 让 ràng, 嚷 rǎng, 壤 rǎng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say rang, set the tongue tip back for the retroflex r, then run into ang without a pause — one Mandarin block, with the tone laid over it.
Initial r
Mandarin r is softer than English r and starts with a curled tongue.
Final ang
Let the sound move toward the back of the mouth.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (让 ràng, 嚷 rǎng, 壤 rǎng) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound rang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
rang turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 嚷, 壤 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 让 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing rang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.