促
(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge; (literary) close by; pressed against
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,909 U+4FC3
How 促 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Someone 亻 on your heels 足; 足 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
urge · Heisig RSH #2318
人 person + 足 lower leg
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 促
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国民主促进会 | Zhōng guó Mín zhǔ Cù jìn huì | China Association for Promoting Democracy (one of the non-Communist political parties in C… |
| 中国国际贸易促进委员会 | Zhōng guó Guó jì Mào yì Cù jìn Wěi yuán huì | China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) |
| 局促不安 | jú cù bù ān | ill at ease; uncomfortable |
| 促动 | cù dòng | to motivate |
| 力促 | lì cù | to urge; to press (for action) |
| 促成 | cù chéng | to facilitate; to help bring about |
| 促声 | cù shēng | entering tone (synonym of 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]) |
| 促进 | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost |
| 局促 | jú cù | cramped; ill at ease |
| 局促 | jú cù | variant of 侷促|局促[ju2 cu4] |
| 局促 | jú cù | variant of 侷促|局促[ju2 cu4] |
| 短促 | duǎn cù | short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice) |
| 促求 | cù qiú | to urge |
| 促膝谈心 | cù xī tán xīn | (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk |
| 急促 | jí cù | urgent; hurried and brief; rushing |
| 促织 | cù zhī | cricket (insect) |
| 促退 | cù tuì | to hinder progress |
| 促销 | cù xiāo | to promote sales |
| 促使 | cù shǐ | to prompt; to induce; to spur |
| 局促一隅 | jú cù yī yú | to be cramped in a corner (idiom) |