Chinese symbol for “clash”
冲
chōng
Traditional: 沖
(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clash is 冲 (chōng), defined as: (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “clash”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撞车 (撞車) | zhuàng chē | to crash (into another car); (fig.) (of opinions, schedules etc) to clash |
| 磕碰 | kē pèng | to knock against; to bump into |
| 豗 | huī | clash; grunting of pigs |
| 小冲突 (小衝突) | xiǎo chōng tū | skirmish; clash |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 冲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冲突 (衝突) | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict |
| 冲击 (沖擊) | chōng jī | variant of 冲击 (chōng jī) |
| 冲动 (衝動) | chōng dòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous |
| 脉冲 (脈衝) | mài chōng | pulse (physics) |
| 冲破 (衝破) | chōng pò | breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clash”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.