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1.

Animated Stroke Order 促

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 促 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 促

促 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

促

促=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 促

促 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 促

Urge or Promote

The character 促 acts as a verb root meaning to urge, promote, or push forward.

促使 • cù shǐ • precipitate; impel; to urge • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 促

促销 • cù xiāo • to promote sales

HSK 3.0 · L5

cù促

xiāo

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

cāng仓

cù促

dì地

lí离

kāi开

le

Information

Pinyincù

Meaningto urge, to hasten, to promote

Strokes9

Radical亻

Traditional促

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1119

Zhuyinㄘㄨˋ

UnicodeU+4FC3

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A person (亻) with foot (足) — to urge or hasten, as if stepping forward quickly.

cù促

shǐ使

precipitate; impel; to urge

促进 • cù jìn • promote; boost; accelerate • HSK 5

HSK 5

cù促

jìn进

promote; boost; accelerate

督促 • dū cù • urge; press; push forward • HSK 6

HSK 6

dū督

cù促

urge; press; push forward

Hurried or Brief

The character 促 indicates a short duration or hurried state.

仓促 • cāng cù • hastily; hurriedly • HSK 6

HSK 6

cāng仓

cù促

hastily; hurriedly

短促 • duǎn cù • very brief; pressed for time; short • HSK 6

HSK 6

duǎn短

cù促

very brief; pressed for time; short

急促 • jí cù • hurried • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jí急

cù促

hurried

销

to promote sales

促成 • cù chéng • Facilitate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cù促

chéng成

Facilitate

催促 • cuī cù • Urge

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cuī催

cù促

Urge

敦促 • dūn cù • To urge / to press / to prompt

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dūn敦

cù促

To urge / to press / to prompt

了

jiā家

。

He left home in a hurry.

tā他

de的

jiàn建

yì议

cù促

shǐ使

wǒ我

men们

gǎi改

biàn变

jì计

huà划

。

His suggestion urged us to change our plan.

shāng商

chǎng场

zhèng正

zài在

jìn进

xíng行

dà大

xíng型

cù促

xiāo销

huó活

dòng动

。

The mall is holding a large promotion event.

zhèng政

fǔ府

cǎi采

qǔ取

cuò措

shī施

cù促

jìn进

jīng经

jì济

fā发

zhǎn展

。

The government takes measures to promote economic development.

lǎo老

shī师

jīng经

cháng常

dū督

cù促

wǒ我

men们

àn按

shí时

wán完

chéng成

zuò作

yè业

。

The teacher often urges us to finish our homework on time.

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簇cùa cluster, a bunch, a group of things
醋cùvinegar
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倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
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侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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