Chinese symbol for “urge”
催
cuī
to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb
The closest CC-CEDICT match for urge is 催 (cuī), defined as: to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “urge”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼓动 (鼓動) | gǔ dòng | to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc) |
| 驱使 (驅使) | qū shǐ | to urge; to prompt |
| 催促 | cuī cù | to urge |
| 嘱咐 (囑咐) | zhǔ fu | to urge; to exhort |
| 促请 (促請) | cù qǐng | to urge |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 催.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 催眠 | cuī mián | to lull to sleep; to hypnotize |
| 催化剂 (催化劑) | cuī huà jì | catalyst |
| 催化 | cuī huà | to catalyze (a reaction); catalysis |
| 催生 | cuī shēng | to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor |
| 催促 | cuī cù | to urge |
| 催泪弹 (催淚彈) | cuī lèi dàn | tear bomb; tear-gas grenade |
See also: Japanese symbol for “urge”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.