冲

See also: 沖 and 衝

Translingual

Han character

冲 (Kangxi radical 15, 冫+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 戈一中 (IML), four-corner 3510₆, composition ⿰冫中)

Related characters

• 沖 (Orthodox form of 冲)
• 衝 (Traditional Chinese form of 冲)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 131, character 28
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1616
• Dae Jaweon: page 294, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 295, character 8
• Unihan data for U+51B2

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Chinese

Etymology 1

Glyph origin

An unorthodox variant simplified from 沖 (氵 → 冫) that can be found in various historical dictionaries such as the Kangxi dictionary.

Eventually adopted as an official character by the People's Republic of China.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 冲 – see 沖 (“to pour water on; to rinse; to flush; to wash; to pour water in; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 沖).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

Glyph origin

Simplified from 衝 in the first round simplification of Chinese characters by the People's Republic of China in 1956. Note that 衝 (chōng) and 沖 (chōng) are homonyms.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 冲 – see 衝 (“to go straight ahead; to rush; to charge; to dash; to clash; to collide; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 衝).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

冲

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. Alternative form of 沖 (“open sea; offing”)

Readings

• On (unclassified): ちゅう (chū)
• Kun: おき (oki); わく (waku)

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Korean

Hanja

冲 (eum 충 (chung))

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Vietnamese

Han character

冲: Hán Nôm readings: trong, xông, xống, xung

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References

• Nom Foundation