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Chinese symbol for “snatch”

抢走
qiǎng zǒu
Traditional: 搶走
to snatch (esp related to a robbery)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for snatch is 抢走 (qiǎng zǒu), defined as: to snatch (esp related to a robbery).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

抢 qiǎng
urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
走 zǒu
to walk, to run, to flee
radical 156 ⾛ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “snatch”

WordPinyinMeaning
抓zhuāto grab; to catch
抓举 (抓舉)zhuā jǔsnatch (weightlifting technique)
抢 (搶)qiǎngto fight over; to rush
攫juéto seize; to snatch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抢走.

WordPinyinMeaning
抢劫 (搶劫)qiǎng jiéto rob; looting
抢救 (搶救)qiǎng jiùto rescue
抢夺 (搶奪)qiǎng duóto plunder; to pillage
抢先 (搶先)qiǎng xiānto rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first
抢购 (搶購)qiǎng gòuto buy frenetically; to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc)
走向zǒu xiàngdirection; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
走出zǒu chūto leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
走进 (走進)zǒu jìnto enter; to step into

See also: Japanese symbol for “snatch”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.