Taxonomy of meanings for 促:　　

  • 促 cù (OC: tshoɡ MC: tsʰiok) 七玉切 入 廣韻：【近也速也至也迫也七玉切六 】
    • HURRY
        • jussive:ENCOURAGEENCOURAGE
          • vtoNcausativeHF 10.10.53: cause to hurry up> urge to hurry up; spurn on
          • vttoN.+V[0]urge N to V
          • vtoNreflexive.己urge (oneself) on
        • feature, requiring hurry>URGENT
            • in urgent need>POOR
            • generalised>QUICK
              • vadVquickly 促死 "die quickly"
              • vibe quick

          Additional information about 促

          說文解字: 【促】，迫也。从人、足聲。 【七玉切】

            Word relations
          • Ant: (QUICK)緩/SLOW Huǎn 緩 "slowly, at one's own speed" (ant. jí 急 "fast and urgent") tends to suggest a self-indulgent absence of haste which may call for criticism.
          • Assoc: (QUICK)急/HURRY Jí 急 (ant. huǎn 緩 "slowly") refers to act with urgenct purpose, as in an emergency.
          • Synon: (QUICK)急/QUICK