要冲

Traditional form:

要衝

Pinyin (reading):

yàochōng

Definitions:

• road hub
• major crossroad

Characters:

• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
• 冲 - wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar

Traditional characters:

• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
• 衝 - wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar