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促

cù

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cù · cuk1 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid
  2. (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge
  3. (literary) close by; pressed against

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Character breakdown

促

Meaning
urge, press, hurry; close
Radical
亻
Strokes
9
Components
⿰亻足
Cangjie
ORYO
Four-corner
2628.1

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