衝 (chōng)
to rush/to charge
How 衝 is written
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 行 — go/do
- Traditional
- 衝
- Simplified
- 冲
Components
- 行 go/do
- ㇒ N/A
- 十 ten
- 里 village/mile
衝 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- chōng
- thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash
- chòng
- powerful; vigorous; pungent; towards
Common words using 衝
- 衝動 chōngdòng
- to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse
- 緩衝 huǎnchōng
- buffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes
- 衝入 chōngrù
- to rush into; to break into
- 衝出 chōngchū
- to rush out
- 衝刺 chōngcì
- to sprint; to spurt; to dash
- 衝勁 chòngjìn
- dynamism; drive
- 衝擊 chōngjī
- an attack; under attack; a shock
- 衝浪 chōnglàng
- to surf; surfing
- 衝破 chōngpò
- breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly
- 衝突 chōngtū
- conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces
- 衝進 chōngjìn
- break in; burst in; force into
- 衝鋒 chōngfēng
- to charge; to assault; assault
衝 in a sentence
他急急忙忙地衝了出去。
Tā jíjímángmáng de chōngle chūqù.
“He rushed out in a hurry.”
How common is 衝?
衝 is the 701st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 82.8% of all running text.
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