liàng

倞

Character · VerbTraditional勍

demand; seek

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to demand; to seek; to request

literary

Literary or archaic term meaning to ask for or demand something. Very rare in modern usage. The symbol '▲' in the input likely indicates a variant or less attested meaning.

Gǔ古
dài代
guān官
yuán员
huò或
xiàng向
cháo朝
tíng廷
liàng勍
shǎng赏
 。

Officials in ancient times might demand rewards from the imperial court.

Cǐ此
yì义
xiàng项
jiàn见
yú于
mǒu某
xiē些
gǔ古
jí籍
 ，
jīn今
hǎn罕
yòng用
 。

This meaning is found in some ancient texts but is rarely used today.