cù
hurry, urge
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 足 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 促
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
boost | ||
to induce | ||
to promote sales | ||
to facilitate | ||
hurriedly |
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