督 dū
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
督促
dūcù
to urge; to supervise
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 审计部门不断督促各分公司提交原始凭证，以免年度结算再次拖延。 Shěnjì bùmén búduàn dūcù gè fēngōngsī tíjiāo yuánshǐ píngzhèng, yǐmiǎn niándù jiésuàn zàicì tuōyán. The audit department kept pressing each branch to submit original vouchers so that the annual settlement would not be delayed again.
- 妈妈每天督促我按时完成作业。 Māma měitiān dūcù wǒ ànshí wánchéng zuòyè. Mum urges me every day to finish my homework on time.
- 老板督促大家在周五前交报告。 Lǎobǎn dūcù dàjiā zài zhōuwǔ qián jiāo bàogào. The boss urged everyone to hand in their reports before Friday.
Related words
- 监督 jiāndū to supervise
- 促进 cùjìn to promote; to improve
- 促使 cùshǐ to urge; to cause
- 促销 cùxiāo sale; promotion
- 仓促 cāngcù hasty; rushed
- 促成 cùchéng to facilitate; to bring about
- 催促 cuīcù to urge; to press; to hasten
- 敦促 dūncù to urge; to press
- 急促 jícù rapid; hurried; short and quick
- 哄 hǒng to coax; to deceive
- 叮嘱 dīngzhǔ to urge; to exhort; to give repeated instructions
- 吼 hǒu to roar; to shout