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The character 撞 denotes forceful physical actions like colliding, crashing, or striking. It is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic radical 扌 (shǒu, the "hand" radical) on the left anchors its meaning to manual actions and physical force. The right component, 童 (tóng, child), serves only as a phonetic indicator for pronunciation, contributing no semantic concept of childhood to the meaning of collision. Thus, the character encompasses both intentional acts, like ramming a bell with a log, and accidental encounters, such as vehicles crashing.
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我不小心撞到了门。
他不小心撞翻了桌子上的杯子。
两辆车在路口相撞了。
他走路时看手机，结果撞到了电线杆。
他的观点和我的观点相撞了。
她撞见他们在秘密开会。
这名运动员在冲撞中受了重伤。
经调查，肇事司机是醉酒后撞的人。