冲

See also: 沖 and 衝

冲	U+51B2, 冲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-51B2

← 冱
[U+51B1]

CJK Unified Ideographs

决 →
[U+51B3]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

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

Related characters edit

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

References edit

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

Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Glyph origin edit

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 edit

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 edit

Glyph origin edit

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 in modern standard Chinese.

Definitions edit

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.