抢(qiǎng): (literary) to knock against…
Readingsqiǎngqiāngchēng
(literary) to knock against…
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- qiǎng / qiāng / chēng
- Meaning
- (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- 搶
Origin & structure
Where 抢 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 抢 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 抢
Common words using 抢 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
(idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression …
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