催
HSK 7freq #4565
Meanings
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- 1.to urge
- 2.to press
- 3.to prompt
- 4.to rush sb
- 5.to hasten sth
- 6.to expedite
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Wiktionary
- 1.to urge; to push someone to do something
- 2.to speed up; to accelerate
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sʰluːl): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 崔 (OC *zluːl, *sʰluːl).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
溪流潺潺，催我入眠。
The murmur of the brook lulls me to sleep.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
催眠 to lull to sleep催促 to urge碎催 lackey催帐 variant of 催账[cuī zhàng]催谷 to boost催命 to press sb to death催肥 to fatten (animal before slaughter)催熟 to promote ripening of fruit催生 to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby催证 to call for the issue of a letter of credit (international trade)悲催 (slang) miserable; wretched; unfortunate (often humorous or self-deprecating)催奶 to promote lactation