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Character Decomposition
促=亻+足
Etymology
Someone 亻 on your heels 足; 足 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
(bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid
(bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge
(literary) close by; pressed against
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Words with 促 130 total
to press · to urge · to hasten敦促dūn cùshort in time · fleeting · brief · gasping (breath) · curt (tone of voice)短促duǎn cùto facilitate; to help bring about促成cù chéngto promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost促进cù jìnto urge促请cù qǐngto prompt; to induce; to spur促使cù shǐto hinder progress促退cù tuìto sit knee to knee促膝cù xīto promote sales促销cù xiāocricket (insect)促织cù zhī
Idioms with 促 7 total Chain
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