抢(qiǎng): (literary) to knock against…

HSK 57 strokesTrad. 搶

Readingsqiǎngqiāngchēng

(literary) to knock against…

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Character informationHSK 5

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 & structureWhere 抢 comes from

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌仓

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu 仓cāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

Words with 抢

qiǎng抢jiù救

HSK 5

to rescue

qiǎng抢jié劫

HSK 7-9

to rob

qiǎng抢duó夺

HSK 7-9

to plunder

qiǎng抢yǎn眼

HSK 7-9

eye-catching

hōng哄qiǎng抢

to panic buy; to loot

pīn拼qiǎng抢

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

qiǎng抢zhàn占

to seize (the strategic high ground)

qiǎng抢xiū修

to repair in a rush

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