抢

2 readings · tap one to hear it

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

Sound it out + + = · + + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 仓 sound ( cāng )

Components 扌仓

rob · Heisig RSH #2456

fingers + 仓 storehouse

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
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

Characters sharing the sound component 仓 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
仓 sound part	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