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冲动

Traditional: 衝動

chōng dòng

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 6

chōng dòng · cung1 dung6 (Jyutping)

  1. to have an urge
  2. to be impetuous
  3. impulse
  4. urge

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

冲

Meaning
soar; pour boiling water over
Radical
冫
Strokes
6
Components
⿰冫中
Cangjie
IML
Four-corner
3510.6

动

Meaning
move, happen; movement, action
Radical
力
Strokes
6
Components
⿰云力
Cangjie
MIKS
Four-corner
1472

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