衝

衝 (Kangxi radical 144, 行+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 竹人竹土弓 (HOHGN), four-corner 2110₄, composition ⿴行重 or ⿲彳重亍)

• 𧁬

• 冲 (Simplified Chinese) - Note: also the simplified form of 沖

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1110, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34069
• Dae Jaweon: page 1574, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 843, character 2
• Unihan data for U+885D

Historical forms of the character 衝
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tʰjoŋ) : semantic 行 + phonetic 重 (OC *doŋ, *doŋʔ, *doŋs).

衝

1. to go straight ahead; to rush; to charge; to dash

   荷槍實彈的士兵穿過林區衝了上來。 [MSC, trad.]
   荷枪实弹的士兵穿过林区冲了上来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Hèqiāngshídàn de shìbīng chuānguò línqū chōng le shànglái.

   Soldiers came charging through the forest, guns at the ready.

   當門被再次猛地推開時，她衝了出去。 [MSC, trad.]
   当门被再次猛地推开时，她冲了出去。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dāng mén bèi zàicì měng de tuī kāi shí, tā chōng le chūqù.

   She burst out as the door was flung open again.

   一個漂亮的小女孩從樓梯上衝下來。 [MSC, trad.]
   一个漂亮的小女孩从楼梯上冲下来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yī ge piàoliang de xiǎonǚhái cóng lóutī shàng chōng xiàlái.

   A pretty young girl came hurtling down the stairs.

2. to clash; to collide

   衝撞／冲撞  ―  chōngzhuàng  ―  to collide

   衝突／冲突  ―  chōngtū  ―  conflict

   • 梁麗可以衝城，而不可以窒穴，言殊器也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     梁丽可以冲城，而不可以窒穴，言殊器也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Liánglì kěyǐ chōng chéng, ér bù kěyǐ zhì xué, yán shū qì yě.

     A battering ram may be used against the wall of a city, but it cannot be employed to stop up a hole - the uses of implements are different.

3. thoroughfare; important place

   要衝／要冲  ―  yàochōng  ―  road hub; major crossroad

• (to collide):

• → Vietnamese: xông

衝

1. to face
2. to punch; to stamp

   衝壓／冲压  ―  chòngyā  ―  to stamp, to press (sheet metal)

   字母衝／字母冲  ―  zìmǔchòng  ―  letter punch

3. powerful; vigorous
4. pungent; (of smell) strong
5. towards; at; to

   她很難相信這個問題是衝她來的。 [MSC, trad.]
   她很难相信这个问题是冲她来的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā hěn nán xiāngxìn zhè ge wèntí shì chòng tā lái de.

   She could hardly believe the question was directed towards her.

   他衝服務員招了招手，服務員就急忙跑到桌邊。 [MSC, trad.]
   他冲服务员招了招手，服务员就急忙跑到桌边。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā chòng fúwùyuán zhāo le zhāoshǒu, fúwùyuán jiù jímáng pǎo dào zhuō biān.

   He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table.

6. in view of
7. (Hokkien) to rise; to go up; to soar; to ascend
8. (Hokkien, of smoke or water) to discharge; to gush; to burst out; to spout
9. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to scent; to odorize; to infuse with the scent of another
10. (Hokkien) domineering; arrogant
11. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to collide; to impact; to run into; to hit
12. (Hokkien) to bump into; to encounter; to meet accidentally
13. (Hokkien, cooking) to simmer
14. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to generate; to yield; to produce (a certain result)

• (to encounter):

(Jōyō kanji)

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• Go-on: しゅ (shu)^{←しゆ (syu, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)^{←しよう (syou, historical)}
• Kun: つく (tsuku, 衝く)

衝(しょう) • (shō) 

1. (astronomy) opposition

From Middle Chinese 衝 (MC tsyhowng).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

衝

Wikisource

衝 (eumhun 찌를 충 (jjireul chung))

1. hanja form^? of 충 (“to collide”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

衝: Hán Nôm readings: xung, giong, tông, xong, xông, xúng

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