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CHINESE CHARACTER

chōng

冲

冲

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rush

Numbered pinyin
chong1
English meanings
charge, rush, dash

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 冫; right 中.

  • Left

    冫
  • Right

    中
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Meaning & sound clues

冫 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

中 is identified as the sound component (zhōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 冲.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰冫中

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他chōng冲le了chūqu出去。

    He rushed out.

  2. 02

    chōng冲shuǐ水。

    Flush the water.

  3. 03

    chōngxǐ冲洗。

    Rinse.

  4. 04

    chōng冲zài在qiánmian前面。

    Rushed to the front.

  5. 05

    bié别chōngdòng冲动。

    Don't be impulsive.

  6. 06

    chōng冲chá茶。

    Brew tea.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 冲击
  • 冲刺
  • 冲动
  • 冲撞
  • 冲洗
  • 冲浪
  • 冲突