Taxonomy of meanings for 衝:　　

  • 衝 chōng (OC: thjoŋ MC: tɕʰioŋ) 尺容切 平 廣韻：【當也向也突也説文曰通道也尺容切十一 】
  • 衝 chōng (OC: thjoŋ MC: tɕʰioŋ) 尺容切 平 廣韻：【同𧘂 】
    • CROSSROADS
      • ncross-road
      • feature of may road>IMPORTANT
        • generalised>WAY
            • related action>COMMUNICATE
              • related action>INTERACT
                • related action>MEET
                    • typical feature>SUDDENLY
                      • astronomy> CONJUNCTION
                      • technical term>DIVINATION
                        • generalised>APPROACH
                            • derived grammaticalised:TOWARDS
                              • with danger>RISK
                                • result>NEAR
                                  • with impact>PUSH
                                    • vtoNpush over
                                    • vtoNpassivebe pushed over
                                    • intensitive>KNOCK
                                        • and pierce>INJURE
                                            • military>ATTACK
                                              • nkind of military device used in the attack of a city; "assault engine"
                                              • vtoNattack; assault; rush against; charge ahead; collide with
                                              • vt(oN)launch a fierce attackCH
                              • medical technical term> VEIN
                              • =沖SPLASH
                              • 衝 chong4
                              • chōngCROSS OVER
                                • vtoNderived=衡?? One is tempted to follow 于省吾：「衝絕」不詞，「衝」當爲「衡」字 disrupt 待考CH

                              Additional information about 衝

                              說文解字:

                                Criteria
                              • CROSSROADS

                                1. Qú 衢 refers generally to an intersection of roads, either in a city or in the countryside, from which one can move in four or more directions, once in CC even nine directions.

                                2. Chōng 衝 refers to such an intersection especially as a centre of communications.

                                3. Jiē 街 is sometimes used to refer to a cross-road within a city.

                                ERYA 一達謂之道路；二達謂之歧旁；三達謂之劇旁；四達謂之衢；五達謂之康；六達謂之莊；七達謂之劇驂；八達謂之崇期；九達謂之逵。 is a wonderful example of rationalisation in lexicography.