Chinese Character 沖 Meanings and components.

Form

沖

Meaning

沖 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 沖 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'water' radical in … (氵) , and China (中)

Its radical[1] is: 水 (shui3) which means: Surname Shui, .水shui3surname Shui

In cangjie it is written with EL

How to write 沖

To write沖chong1(of water) … you should write a combination of 氵shui5'water' radical … , 中zhong1China arranged in a 吅 shape:

氵 + 中 = 沖

沖 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

沖
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
氵
Pinyin:shui5
Meaning[3]: 'Water' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 85), Occurring In 没, 法, 流 Etc . See Also 三點水|三点水[San1 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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