Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 足 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
促
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
促
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
促
Regular
Modern
Chinese
促 [cù]
urgent; hurried; to urge; to promote; to urge haste; close; intimate
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (47)
促进 [cùjìn] #12,022
to promote (an idea or cause)
促进 [cùjìn] #12,022
to promote (an idea or cause)
促使 [cùshǐ] #10,377
to induce
促销 [cùxiāo] #12,904
to promote sales
促销 [cùxiāo] #12,904
to promote sales
促成 [cùchéng] #12,329
to facilitate
仓促 [cāngcù] #12,366
all of a sudden
仓促 [cāngcù] #12,366
all of a sudden
督促 [dūcù] #22,868
to supervise and urge completion of a task
催促 [cuīcù] #19,334
to urge
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JAPANESE WORDS (35)
⭐ 促す [うながす] #2,151
to urge
⭐ 催促 [さいそく] #10,707
pressing
⭐ 促進 [そくしん] #20,841
promotion
注意を促す [ちゅういをうながす] #27,029
to call a person's attention (to)
⭐ 販促 [はんそく] #54,734
sales promotion
⭐ 督促 [とくそく] #56,475
urge
成長促進 [せいちょうそくしん] #70,160
growth promotant
販売促進 [はんばいそくしん] #86,680
sales promotion
督促状 [とくそくじょう] #89,068
demand note
促成栽培 [そくせいさいばい] #93,717
forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.)
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