衝
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chōng · wash, rinse, flush

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15Total strokes

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Left-middle-rightCharacter structure

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行Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 衝

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Example sentences

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Wǒ gāng bǎi mǐ chōng cì, huán lèi dé bùxíng ne.我剛百米衝刺,還累得不行呢。

I just did a 100-meter sprint and I'm so exhausted.

Source: Tatoeba #10530837 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiào zì jǐ de qī zǐ bú yào chōng dòng gòu wù.他叫自己的妻子不要衝動購物。

He told his wife to stop impulsively shopping.

Source: Tatoeba #3149362 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén de chōng tū zhōng wū píng xī le.他們的衝突終於平息了。

Finally, the discord between them came to an end.

Source: Tatoeba #351054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài dà bó yì qī jiàn, ā fù hàn shì yí gè huǎn chōng guó.在大博弈期間,阿富汗是一個緩衝國。

During the Great Game, Afghanistan was a buffer state.

Source: Tatoeba #816920 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ chōng làng má?你衝浪嗎?

Do you windsurf?

Source: Tatoeba #13138270 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ān lè sǐ yǔ xī bō kè lā dǐ shì yán xiāng chōng tū.安樂死與希波克拉底誓言相衝突。

Euthanasia comes into conflict with the Hippocratic oath.

Source: Tatoeba #13929211 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 衝 in context

  1. Say chōng, then recall the core meaning: wash, rinse, flush.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-middle-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 衝 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.