冲chōng
to surge, to dash against. 6 strokes, radical 冫, first met in HSK 4.
What 冲 is made of
冫 (bīng, ice) and 中 (zhōng, central).
冫 carries the meaning — water — and 中 carries the sound.
How to write 冲
Strokes 1–2 write 冫, then strokes 3–6 write 中.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
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Words that use 冲
| 冲 | to surge, to dash against 水猛烈地撞击、扑向某处 怒涛猛烈冲刷着海岸暗礁。The raging waves continued to surge against the reef along the coast. Lesson 261, 观澜测微与自然奥秘 · 匠心营造与自然物候 · Artisanal Craftsmanship & Natural Rhythms |
| 冲动 | impulsive; impulse 指未经理智思考、凭一时情绪行事 他一时冲动，做出了错误的决定。Acting impulsively, he made the wrong decision. Lesson 402, 研思审虑 · 明德修身与笃行致远 · Cultural Transmission & Practical Wisdom |
| 冲突 | conflict, clash 指双方观点或利益互不相让、发生矛盾 双方理念不同，很容易发生冲突。The two sides' views differ, and conflict easily arises. Lesson 402, 研思审虑 · 明德修身与笃行致远 · Cultural Transmission & Practical Wisdom |
| 冲击 | to strike, impact 指猛烈地冲撞或影响 金融海啸冲击实体经济。The financial storm struck the real economy. Lesson 556, 破立并举 · 时代潮涌与砥柱中流 · Market Currents & Strategic Tenacity |
Characters that share the sound part 中
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 冫
All 11 of them, and what the radical means, on the 冫 radical page.