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

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

沖 冲 [chong1] /(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/

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All readings

DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash

Sources & editorial notes

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Original source entry:

衝冲 [chong1] /thoroughfare/to go straight ahead/to rush/to clash/

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chòng

All readings

DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

powerful / vigorous / pungent / towards / in view of

Sources & editorial notes

Source record: cd-7f63695ce54dab42. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

衝冲 [chong4] /powerful/vigorous/pungent/towards/in view of/

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Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 沖 / 衝

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