Memory phrase for the character: 促

促

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Meaning

to urge, urgent, to press (for action), hurried

Pronunciation

cù

Explanation

 Left: person 人, right: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止)

Mnemonic
 
A person uses the foot to urge (himself).

Radicals

人 personA standing person with spread legs.
足 foot




 Vocabulary

促进 cù jìn  to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
促使 cù shǐ  to induce; to promote; to urge; to impel; to bring about; to provoke; to drive (sb to do sth); to catalyze; to actuate; to contribute to (some development)
匆促 cōng cù  hastily; in a hurry
局促一隅 jú cù yī yú  to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
 

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