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:ENCOURAGE
          • 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
              • adverbial>SUDDENLY
                  • feature>SHORT
                      • move into short distance from>APPROACH
                        • vtoNabapproach 促坐 "go to one's seat"
                      • of opening>NARROW

                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