促(cù)

HSK 49 strokes

(bound form) of short duration

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Character information

Pinyin
cù
Meaning
(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge; (literary) close by; pressed against
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 促 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻足

Someone 亻 on your heels 足; 足 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亻rén足zú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 促 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 促

Common words using 促 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cù促shǐ使
HSK 4

to prompt; to induce; to spur

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cù促jìn进
HSK 4

to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost

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cù促xiāo销
HSK 4

to promote sales

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cù促chéng成
HSK 7-9

to facilitate; to help bring about

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cuī催cù促
HSK 7-9

to urge

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dūn敦cù促
HSK 7-9

to press

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dū督cù促
HSK 7-9

to supervise and urge completion of a task

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jú局cù促

cramped; ill at ease

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