How to write 卬

卬 [áng] 【动】 1. 古同“仰”，仰慕、仰望；向上。 (Old synonym for “仰”, meaning to admire, to look up; upward.) - 例: 瞻卬昊天。——《诗·大雅·云汉》 (Look up to the vast sky. — from the Book of Songs) - 例: 卬引弓射。——清·邵长蘅《青门剩稿》 (Draw the bow and shoot. — from Shao Changheng's Qingmen Remaining Draft) - 又如: 卬望(抬头向上看);卬首(抬头);卬曲(俯仰，高低) (For example: 卬望 (to look up), 卬首 (to raise the head), 卬曲 (to bow and look up).) 2. 仰仗；依赖。 (To rely on; to depend on.) - 例: 上足卬则下可用也。——《荀子·议兵》 (Those above must be confident before those below can be effective. — from Xunzi) - 例: 卬关而攻秦。——贾谊《过秦论》 (I shall fortify and attack Qin. — from Jia Yi's Treatise on Qin.) - 又如: 卬食(谓依人为生);卬给(赖以供给) (For example: 卬食 (to rely on others for livelihood), 卬给 (to be provided for).) 3. 代词，表示第一人称，我。 (Pronoun for the first person, I.) - 例: 招招舟子，人涉卬否。 (He called to the boatman, "Did you cross the river?" — from the Book of Songs) 4. 古地名。 (An ancient place name.) 5. 姓氏。 (A surname.) 【引】 1. 动词 仰慕、仰望。通“仰”。 (Verb meaning to admire and look up. Synonym with “仰”.) - 例: 瞻卬昊天，云如何里？ (Looking up to the sky, how high is the cloud?) - 例: 卬明月而太息兮，步列星而极明。 (Looking at the bright moon and sighing, I walk among the stars exceptionally bright.) 【动】 1. 通“昂”。抬起；扬起；高；昂扬。 (Synonymous with “昂”, meaning to lift up; to hold high; elevated; to be uplifted.) - 例: 卬车以其辕表门。——《谷梁传》 (Lift the cart by the yoke at the gate. — from the Guliang Commentary) - 例: 万物卬贵，过平一钱。——《汉书·食货志》 (Everything is valuable and exceeding the average price by a penny. — from Hanshu) 2. 激励。 (To excite or motivate.) - 例: 意慷慨而自卬。 (With great passion, I feel uplifted. — from Sima Xiangru's Changmen Fu.) 3. 向上；抬头向上。 (Face upward; to look up.) - 例: 卬，望欲有所庶及也。从匕，从卩，会意。——《说文》 (卬 means to look up in hope of achieving something. — from Shuowen Jiezi)