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促
cù
1. urgent
2. hurried
3. to urge
4. to promote
5. to urge haste
6. close
7. intimate
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

促
cù
to urge, to rush, to hurry; hasty; near, close
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

局促
júcù
cramped
促使
cùshǐ
to induce
HSK 5
促动
cùdòng
to motivate
促弦
cùxián
to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)
促成
cùchéng
to facilitate
促求
cùqiú
to urge
促狭
cùxiá
(coll.) teasing
促织
cùzhī
cricket (insect)
促声
cùshēng
same as [[入聲|入声<rùshēng>]]
促膝
cùxī
lit. knees pressed close
促请
cùqǐng
to urge
促退
cùtuì
to hinder
促进
cùjìn
to promote (an idea or cause)
HSK 5
促销
cùxiāo
to promote sales
仓促
cāngcù
all of a sudden
HSK 6
催促
cuīcù
to urge
力促
lìcù
to urge
匆促
cōngcù
hastily
局促
júcù
narrow (surrounding)
急促
jícù
urgent

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,101
Word Frequency Rank
1,312 of 84,292