夺(duó)

HSK 66 strokesTrad. 奪

to seize

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Character information

Pinyin
duó
Meaning
to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
奪

Origin & structure

Where 夺 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱大寸

A man 大 grasping something 寸

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

大dà寸cùn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 奪: A man 大 grasping 寸 a bird 隹

How to write 夺 step by step

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

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Words with 夺

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

duó夺qǔ取
HSK 6

to seize

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bāo剥duó夺
HSK 7-9

to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)

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duó夺guàn冠
HSK 7-9

to seize the crown

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duó夺kuí魁
HSK 7-9

to win the championship; to take first place

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lvè掠duó夺
HSK 7-9

to plunder

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qiǎng抢duó夺
HSK 7-9

to plunder

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zhēng争fēn分duó夺miǎo秒
HSK 7-9

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time

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jié劫duó夺

to seize by force; to abduct

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

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取剥冠魁掠抢争分

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