1. 催

催

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  • 2060th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
催→
亻崔
2Radical
催→
亻human山mountain隹small bird
3Graphical
催→
㇒丨丨凵㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cuī (cui1)to urge • to press • to prompt • to rush sb • to hasten sth • to expedite

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 催 cuī (cui1)The component 崔 is pronounced as 'cuī' (cui1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 催 cuī (cui1)The component 隹 is pronounced as 'zhuī' (zhui1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

催促 
催泪 (催淚)
催眠 

Uncommon

催化 
催化剂 (催化劑)
催吐 
催命 
催泪弹 (催淚彈)
催熟 
催生 
催眠曲 
催肥 

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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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