催 cuī — urge; hasten · English

催

cuī

urge; hasten

At a glance · 催

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从人，崔声，本义为催促、促使。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为敦促、催逼。

Structure

形声字，从人（意符），崔（cuī）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyincuī

Radical亻

Strokes13

UnicodeU+50AC

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English urge; hasten To urge or hasten.

Français presser; hâter Presser ou hâter.

Español apremiar; apresurar Apremiar o apresurar.

العربية يحث؛ يستعجل يحث أو يستعجل.

Русский торопить; понуждать Торопить или понуждать.

Common words

催cuīurge
催促cuī cùhasten

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