cuī

press

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

person

崔 sound component

  Sound component

cuī

  

high

Evolution

催 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
催 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
催 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

cuī

press, urge; to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite

Most common words with 催
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to urge

催眠

hypnosis

催化剂

catalyst

催促

to urge

催生

to induce labor