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CHINESE CHARACTER

qiǎng

抢

抢

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loot

Numbered pinyin
qiang3
English meanings
pillage, loot, vie for (work/etc.)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 仓.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    仓
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

仓 is identified as the sound component (cāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 抢.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌仓

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    qiǎng抢shíjiān时间。

    Race against time.

  2. 02

    qiǎng抢zuòwei座位。

    Grab a seat.

  3. 03

    bié别qiǎng抢。

    Don't snatch.

  4. 04

    qiǎng抢dá答。

    Answer quickly.

  5. 05

    qiǎng抢gòu购。

    Snap up goods.

  6. 06

    qiǎng抢dōngxi东西。

    Snatch things.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 抢劫
  • 抢夺
  • 抢救
  • 抢眼