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衝

简冲 · 繁衝

Mandarin · pinyin chōng#

thoroughfare
to go straight ahead
to rush
to clash

Mandarin · pinyin chòng#

powerful
vigorous
pungent
towards
in view of

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衝: Look up this written character
冲: chōng · soar; pour boiling water over

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1 · chong1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cung1 · cung3

Cantonese word readings for 衝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

to go straight ahead; to rush; to charge; to dash
to clash; to collide
thoroughfare; important place

character

to face
to punch; to stamp
powerful; vigorous
pungent; (of smell) strong
towards; at; to
in view of
(Hokkien) to rise; to go up; to soar; to ascend
(Hokkien, of smoke or water) to discharge; to gush; to burst out; to spout
(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to scent; to odorize; to infuse with the scent of another
(Hokkien) domineering; arrogant
(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to collide; to impact; to run into; to hit
(Hokkien) to bump into; to encounter; to meet accidentally
(Hokkien, cooking) to simmer
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to generate; to yield; to produce (a certain result)

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(Hokkien) alternative form of 舂 (“to hit with a fist; to punch”)

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