Chinese Character 冲 Meanings and components.

Form

冲

Meaning

冲 meaning[3] in English

(Of Water) To Dash Against.

To Mix With Water.

To Infuse.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 冲 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'ice' radical in … (冫) , and China (中)

Its radical[1] is: 冫 (bing1) which means: 'Ice' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 15), Occurring In 冰[Bing1], 次[Ci4] Etc, Known As 兩點水|两点水[Liang3 Dian3 Shui3], .冫bing1'ice' radical …

In cangjie it is written with IML

How to write 冲

To write冲chong1(of water) … you should write a combination of 冫bing1'ice' radical … , 中zhong1China arranged in a 吅 shape:

冫 + 中 = 冲

冲 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 冲 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 冲, looks as follow:

冲
Pinyin:chong1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (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
冫
Pinyin:bing1
Meaning[3]: 'Ice' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 15), Occurring In 冰[Bing1], 次[Ci4] Etc, Known As 兩點水|两点水[Liang3 Dian3 Shui3]
中
Pinyin:zhong1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: China . Chinese . Surname Zhong
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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