撞

zhuàng

扌 + 童

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Definitions

zhuàng (verb) to bump into; to collide with

zhuàng (verb) to meet by accident

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 童 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 童

About

撞 is a phonosemantic compound: the left radical 扌 (hand) indicates manual actions like striking or colliding, while the right component 童 (tóng, meaning "child") is purely phonetic, supplying the sound. It describes forceful impacts, both deliberate, such as ramming a heavy bronze bell with a log to ring it, and accidental, as when vehicles or people unexpectedly crash into something.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我不小心撞到了门。

Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn zhuàng dào le mén.

I accidentally bumped into the door.

他不小心撞翻了桌子上的杯子。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn zhuàng fān le zhuōzi shàng de bēizi.

He accidentally knocked over the cup on the table.

两辆车在路口相撞了。

Liǎng liàng chē zài lùkǒu xiāng zhuàng le.

Two cars collided at the intersection.

他走路时看手机，结果撞到了电线杆。

Tā zǒulù shí kàn shǒujī, jiéguǒ zhuàng dào le diànxiàngān.

He was looking at his phone while walking and ended up hitting a utility pole.

他的观点和我的观点相撞了。

Tā de guāndiǎn hé wǒ de guāndiǎn xiāng zhuàng le.

His viewpoint clashed with mine.

她撞见他们在秘密开会。

Tā zhuàng jiàn tāmen zài mìmì kāihuì.

She came across them having a secret meeting.

这名运动员在冲撞中受了重伤。

Zhè míng yùndòngyuán zài chōngzhuàng zhōng shòu le zhòng shāng.

This athlete was seriously injured in the collision.

经调查，肇事司机是醉酒后撞的人。

Jīng diàochá, zhàoshì sījī shì zuìjiǔ hòu zhuàng de rén.

The investigation revealed that the driver at fault hit the person while drunk.

Related Characters

Component: 扌

Component: 童

撞