刂 points to knife.
to establish, to create; cut, wound, trauma
COMMON WORD创新 · to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovationOpen 创 character →The 仓 Character Family
仓 recurs in these common characters. Use it to notice a pattern, then check each character’s own pronunciation and tone.
仓 is a sound clue; the left component changes the meaning.
Learn the semantic clue, then open the character page to practise it in context.
扌 points to hand.
urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder
COMMON WORD抢 · (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary; to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grabOpen 抢 character →口 points to mouth.
choking, as by smoke; something that irritates the nose or throat
COMMON WORD够呛 · unbearable; terrible; enough; unlikelyOpen 呛 character →木 points to wood.
gun, rife; lance, spear
COMMON WORD枪 · surname Qiang; gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gunOpen 枪 character →氵 points to water.
azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)
COMMON WORD饱经沧桑 · having lived through many changesOpen 沧 character →Start with these six high-value examples, then open the complete 12-character family when you are ready.
View all 12 family characters →How should I study the 仓 character family?
Compare the meaning-side component, then learn every member in a common word. The shared component is a memory aid, not a fixed pronunciation rule.