• 701st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chōng (chong1)(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
2. chōng (chong1)thoroughfare • to go straight ahead • to rush • to clash
3. chòng (chong4)powerful • vigorous • pungent • towards • in view of

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chōng (chong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chōng (chong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for chōng (chong1)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for chòng (chong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for chòng (chong4)The component is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

冲出 (衝出)
冲动 (衝動)

Uncommon

对冲 (對衝)
横冲直撞 (橫衝直撞)
冲刷 (沖刷)
冲剂 (沖劑)
冲服 (沖服)
冲冲 (沖沖)
冲洗 (沖洗)
冲凉 (沖涼)
冲淡 (沖淡)
冲绳 (沖繩)
冲走 (沖走)
缓冲 (緩衝)
脉冲 (脈衝)
兴冲冲 (興沖沖)
冲入 (衝入)
冲刺 (衝刺)
冲劲 (衝勁)
冲向 (衝嚮)
冲击 (衝擊)
冲击力 (衝擊力)
冲浪 (衝浪)
冲破 (衝破)
冲突 (衝突)
冲进 (衝進)
冲锋 (衝鋒)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
腾冲 (騰沖)

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  • 1669th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 38 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēng (feng1)point of a spear • edge of a tool • vanguard • forward (in sports team)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fēng (feng1)The component is pronounced as 'féng' (feng2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

交锋 (交鋒)
先锋 (先鋒)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
谢霆锋 (謝霆鋒)
锋芒 (鋒芒)
雷锋 (雷鋒)

Uncommon

中锋 (中鋒)
刀锋 (刀鋒)
前锋 (前鋒)
争锋 (爭鋒)
冲锋 (衝鋒)
针锋相对 (針鋒相對)
锋利 (鋒利)

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  • 1260th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàn (xian4)pitfall • trap • to get stuck • to sink • to cave in • to frame (false charge) • to capture (a city in battle) • to fall (to the enemy) • defect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiàn (xian4)The component is pronounced as 'xiàn' (xian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

缺陷 
陷入 
陷阱 

Uncommon

凹陷 
沦陷 (淪陷)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
身陷 
陷害 

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  • 786th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 53 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhèn (zhen4)disposition of troops • wave • spate • burst • spell • short period of time • classifier for events or states of short duration

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

一阵子 (一陣子)
上阵 (上陣)
对阵 (對陣)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
阵亡 (陣亡)
阵地 (陣地)
阵子 (陣子)
阵容 (陣容)
阵雨 (陣雨)

Uncommon

一阵 (一陣)
助阵 (助陣)
巨石阵 (巨石陣)
临阵 (臨陣)
阵势 (陣勢)
阵营 (陣營)
阵痛 (陣痛)
阵风 (陣風)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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