(qiǎng)

HSK 57 strokesTrad.
Readingsqiǎngqiāngchēng

(literary) to knock against…

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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

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌仓

In this compound, the meaning comes from (hand); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiǎngjiù
HSK 5

to rescue

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qiǎngjié
HSK 7-9

to rob

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qiǎngduó
HSK 7-9

to plunder

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qiǎngyǎn
HSK 7-9

eye-catching

Open 抢眼 page →
hōngqiǎng

to panic buy; to loot

Open 哄抢 page →
pīnqiǎng

to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life)

Open 拼抢 page →
qiǎngzhàn

to seize (the strategic high ground)

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(idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression …

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