chōng

翀

Character · VerbTraditional衝

to soar upward; to rush; to impact

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to soar straight upward (of birds)

literary

Classical or literary usage; describes a bird flying directly upward with force.

Dà大
péng鹏
chōng冲
xiāo霄
 ，
qí其
yì翼
ruò若
chuí垂
tiān天
zhī之
yún云
 。

The great peng soars to the heavens, its wings like clouds hanging from the sky.

Yī一
hè鹤
chōng冲
tiān天
 ，
shēng声
wén闻
yú于
tiān天
 。

A crane soars into the sky, its cry heard by the heavens.