(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction; contrary
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to fight over / to rush / to scramble / to grab / to rob / to snatch
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How to pronounce 抢

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

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+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

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= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

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+ ang3 final

In the anglepod’s living room.

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抢 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cāng = c + ang1
barn / granary / storehouse / cabin / hold (in ship)
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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Characters with 抢 as component

抢 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 抢

to rob / looting
to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
to rescue

Sentences with 抢

qiǎng
zǒu
zhèn
hǎi
zhī
bǎo

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qiāng / qiǎng

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