1. 促
  2. 使

促

Previous (街)Next (延)
  • 1100th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
促→
亻足
2Radical
促→
亻human足foot
3Graphical
促→
㇒丨口龰

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cù (cu4)urgent • hurried • to urge • to promote • to urge haste • close • intimate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 促 cù (cu4)The component 足 is pronounced as 'jù' (ju4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 促 cù (cu4)The component 足 is pronounced as 'zú' (zu2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

促进 (促進)
促销 (促銷)

Uncommon

促使 
促成 
仓促 (倉促)
催促 
急促 
督促 

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使

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Previous (工)Next (情)
  • 119th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
使→
亻吏
2Radical
使→
亻human十ten口mouth丨line乂N/A
3Graphical
使→
㇒丨一丨口丨乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǐ (shi3)to make • to cause • to enable • to use • to employ • to send • to instruct sb to do sth • envoy • messenger

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 使 shǐ (shi3)The component 吏 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 使 shǐ (shi3)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 使 shǐ (shi3)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 使 shǐ (shi3)The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

使用 
即使 
天使 

Uncommon

使劲 (使勁)
使命 
使得 
使用者 
使者 
使馆 (使館)
促使 
大使 
好使 
纵使 (縱使)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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