促 cù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 足 foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
促进
cùjìn
to promote; to improve
Characters in this word
进 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 井 well, mine shaft, pit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 运动促进健康。 Yùndòng cùjìn jiànkāng. Exercise improves health.
- 读书促进成长。 Dúshū cùjìn chéngzhǎng. Reading promotes growth.
- 交流促进了解。 Jiāoliú cùjìn liǎojiě. Communication promotes understanding.
Related words
- 促使 cùshǐ to urge; to cause
- 促销 cùxiāo sale; promotion
- 进 jìn to enter, to go in
- 进来 jìnlái to come in
- 进去 jìnqù to go in
- 请进 qǐngjìn please come in
- 进入 jìnrù to enter
- 进行 jìnxíng to be in progress; to carry out
- 走进 zǒujìn to walk into
- 改进 gǎijìn to improve
- 进步 jìnbù progress
- 进一步 jìnyíbù further; one step further