Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 中 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (沖)
Simplified (冲)
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Historical Evolution
沖
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
沖
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
沖
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
沖
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
沖
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
沖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
冲 / 沖 [chōng]
(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
Japanese
noun
- open sea
- Okinawa
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
沖 おき
Oki place namesurname
沖 のぼる
Noboru given name
沖 ふかい
Fukai female given name
沖 ふかし
Fukashi surname
CHINESE WORDS (55)
冲洗 [chōngxǐ] #13,530
to rinse
冲天 [chōngtiān] #16,480
to soar
冲绳 [Chōngshéng] #17,604
Okinawa, Japan
冲走 [chōngzǒu] #15,000
to flush away
冲凉 [chōngliáng] #20,498
(dialect) to take a shower
冲刷 [chōngshuā] #28,857
to cleanse
倪嗣冲 [NíSìchōng] #64,977
Ni Sichong (1868-1924), general closely linked to Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 during his unsuccessful 1915 bid for Empire
八冲 [bāchōng]
eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally)
回冲 [huíchōng]
backwash
大水冲了龙王庙 [dàshuǐchōngleLóngWángmiào] #61,336
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (76)
⭐ 沖 [おき] #7,922
open sea
⭐ 沖縄 [おきなわ] #12,213
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
⭐ 沖合 [おきあい] #29,789
off the coast
沖縄県 [おきなわけん] #36,409
Okinawa Prefecture
沖縄戦 [おきなわせん] #97,573
Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)
沖縄料理 [おきなわりょうり] #105,852
Okinawan food
沖天 [ちゅうてん] #141,726
rising into the heavens
沖釣り [おきづり] #161,878
offshore fishing
沖地震 [おきじしん] #163,877
offshore earthquake
沖仲仕 [おきなかし] #164,374
longshoreman
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