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冲
衝
chòng
1. powerful
2. vigorous
3. pungent
4. towards
5. in view of
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

冲
chōng
wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

冲打
chōngdǎ
attack
八冲
bāchōng
eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)
反冲
fǎnchōng
recoil (of a gun)
回冲
huíchōng
backwash
对冲
duìchōng
hedging (finance)
曹冲
CáoChōng
Cao Chong (196-208), son of Cao Cao [[曹操<CáoCāo>]]
林冲
LínChōng
Lin Chong, one of the Heroes of the Marsh in Water Margin
冲刷
chōngshuā
to cleanse
冲剂
chōngjì
medicine to be taken after being mixed with water (or other liquid)
冲印
chōngyìn
to develop and print (photographic film)
冲塌
chōngtā
to cause (a dam) to collapse
冲压
chòngyā
to stamp
冲天
chōngtiān
to soar
冲挹
chōngyì
to defer to
冲掉
chōngdiào
to wash out
冲服
chōngfú
to take medicine in solution
冲决
chōngjué
to burst (e.g. a dam)
冲冲
chōngchōng
excitedly
冲洗
chōngxǐ
to rinse
冲凉
chōngliáng
(dialect) to take a shower

Alternate Entries

冲
chōng
(of water) to dash against / to mix with water / to infuse / to rinse / to flush / to develop (a film) / to rise in the air / to clash / to collide with
HSK 5
冲
chōng
thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
701
Word Frequency Rank
1,262 of 84,292