Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced qiang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced qiang, including 强 qiáng, 枪 qiāng, 墙 qiáng, 抢 qiāng / qiǎng, 腔 qiāng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
qiang raises the front of the tongue for q, then opens into iang; keep it light and joined, with the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial q
Like j, but aspirated.
Final iang
Settle the final iang into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (强 qiáng, 枪 qiāng, 墙 qiáng, 抢 qiāng / qiǎng, 腔 qiāng) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound qiang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
qiang turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 枪, 抢, 腔 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 强, 墙 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing qiang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.