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冲 is the simplified form merging two traditional characters: 沖 and 衝. The first, 沖, combines the water radical 氵 with the phonetic component 中, originally meaning to pour, rinse, or wash away. The second, 衝, places the phonetic element 重 within the radical 行 (a street or crossroads), referring to a thoroughfare or place of heavy traffic, and later to dashing, colliding, or charging. The modern character 冲 uses the ice radical 冫 with 中, unifying the meanings of rushing forward with force and rinsing or washing with fluid.
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我冲了一杯茶。
他冲进了教室。
汽车冲过了路口。
洪水冲走了大桥。
她冲孩子大声喊。
我们必须冲过这条河。
他的勇气冲破了所有困难。
这种药需要用温水冲服。