冲

Character

冲 chōng · chòng

HSK 4Character2 readings

to wash something quickly with water; to flush a toilet

Radical: 冫
Strokes: 6
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 冫中
Traditional: 沖
Frequency: #1067 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

chōngMain reading chòngReading 2 · HSK 6

chōng

chong1Main readingHSK 4

to wash something quickly with water; to flush a toilet
to pour hot water on tea or coffee to make it
to run or move very fast in one direction

Examples

我早上冲了一杯咖啡。
wǒ zǎo shang chōng le yī bēi kā fēi
I made a cup of coffee this morning.
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请把菜冲干净。
qǐng bǎ cài chōng gān jìng
Please rinse the vegetables well.
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他向门口冲过去。
tā xiàng mén kǒu chōng guò qù
He rushed toward the door.
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Words that use “冲” as chōng

冲动chōng dònga sudden strong wish to do something, without thinking about…WordHSK 5 冲突chōng tūa big argument or fight between people, groups, or countriesWordHSK 5 冲击chōng jīimpactWordHSK 6 冲刺chōng cìto run as fast as you can, usually near the end of a raceWordHSK 7–9 冲撞chōng zhuàngto crash into something while moving fastWordHSK 7–9 冲洗chōng xǐto wash something with waterWordHSK 7–9 冲浪chōng làngto ride sea waves on a special board as a sportWordHSK 7–9 俯冲fǔ chōngto dive down fastWord

chòng

chong4Reading 2HSK 6

HSK 6 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 冲 can sit at a different level.

powerful CC-CEDICT
vigorous CC-CEDICT
pungent CC-CEDICT
towards CC-CEDICT
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Words that use “冲” as chòng

冲劲chòng jìndynamismWord 冲压chōng yā(Tw) see 冲压Word+1 reading 冲床chòng chuángstamping pressWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 冲

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Same radical 冫

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决jué 习xí 准zhǔn 冷lěng 况kuàng 冰bīng 减jiǎn 净jìng 凈jìng 凌líng 凉liáng 冻dòng

冲