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

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

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 cuī (cui1)The component is pronounced as 'cuī' (cui1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cuī (cui1)The component 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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  • 258th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 195 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mìng (ming4)life • fate • order or command • to assign a name, title etc

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

命运 (命運)
生命 
革命 

Uncommon

人命 
使命 
偿命 (償命)
命中 
命令 
命名 
命题 (命題)
寿命 (壽命)
天命 
宿命 
性命 
拼命 
救命 
死命 
生命力 
相依为命 (相依為命)
算命 
维他命 (維他命)
听天由命 (聽天由命)
致命 
苦命 
要命 
认命 (認命)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.