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催 (cuī) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

催 (cuī) is a Chinese word: to urge. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 催

动 dòng verb

to urge

妈妈催我快点写作业。

mā ma cuī wǒ kuài diǎn xiě zuò yè

Mom urges me to hurry up and do my homework.

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Word breakdown

催 cuī — to urge

Structure & writing
1 催 cuī — to urge; to press someone to act quickly

催 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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