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to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,611 U+62A2

How 抢 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 仓 (phonetic, cāng)

components: 扌 仓

How to remember it

rob · Heisig RSH #2456

fingers + 仓 storehouse

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 仓

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 仓 (cāng) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
仓 sound component cāng granary, barn; cabin, berth
枪 qiāng gun, rife; lance, spear
创 chuàng to establish, to create; cut, wound, trauma
苍 cāng dark blue; deep green; old, hoary
疮 chuāng boil, tumor; wound, sore
沧 cāng azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)
呛 qiàng choking, as by smoke; something that irritates the nose or throat
跄 qiàng to stagger, to stumble
戗 qiāng to support
怆 chuàng sad, disconsolate, broken-hearted
鸧 cāng oriole
炝 qiàng to stir-fry; to cook in sauce

Words containing 抢

WordPinyinMeaning
抢风航行 qiāng fēng háng xíng to tack against the wind (sailing)
抢风头 qiǎng fēng tóu to steal the show; to grab the limelight
抢生意 qiǎng shēng yi to undercut competitors; to hustle; to compete for business
呼天抢地 hū tiān qiāng dì (idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of …
抢手货 qiǎng shǒu huò a best-seller; a hot property
不偷不抢 bù tōu bù qiǎng to be law-abiding (idiom)
抢镜头 qiǎng jìng tóu (of a photographer etc) to capture the best shots; to steal the spotlight; to grab the lim…
抢白 qiǎng bái to rebuke; to reprimand
抢手 qiǎng shǒu (of goods) popular; in great demand
抢风 qiāng fēng against the headwind
抢眼 qiǎng yǎn eye-catching
抢通 qiǎng tōng to rush through urgently (e.g. emergency supplies)
域名抢注 yù míng qiǎng zhù cybersquatting; domain squatting
抢走 qiǎng zǒu to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
抢断 qiǎng duàn (basketball) to steal (the ball); (soccer) to dispossess an opponent (by tackling or inter…
抢亲 qiǎng qīn marriage by capture; bride kidnapping
抢答器 qiǎng dá qì lockout buzzer system (as used by game show contestants)
抢先 qiǎng xiān to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first; to forestall
抢票 qiǎng piào to scramble for tickets
抢修 qiǎng xiū to repair in a rush; rush repairs