衝 (chōng) — to rush, dash, collide

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字

衝 character · TOCFL B1 (est.)

衝＝行＋重

ㄔㄨㄥ · chōng

verb — to rush, dash, collide

字源 FORM — what the parts do

行義a crossroads — roads splitting both ways

重聲zhòng — gives the soundheavy, set in the middle of the road

Fzhòng → chōng — the final reshapes; initial holds

A crossroads (行) split open, 重 zhòng set in the gap for the sound — something heavy driving straight through the thoroughfare. From the rush: 衝突、衝動、衝擊.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

大道（行）當中，一個重物直直撞過來，兩邊閃不開——衝。

Down the open road (行) something heavy drives straight through; neither side can dodge — 衝.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)通道、要衝— a thoroughfare, a key passage

→衝、衝刺— to rush, dash常用

⇒衝突、衝擊— conflict; impact常用

⇒衝動— impulse, on a sudden urge常用

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension