敦 dūn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 享 to share 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
敦促
dūncù
to urge; to press
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
- 国际组织再次敦促各方停止袭击平民，并恢复人道主义通道。 Guójì zǔzhī zàicì dūncù gèfāng tíngzhǐ xíjī píngmín, bìng huīfù réndào zhǔyì tōngdào. The international organisation again urged all parties to stop attacks on civilians and restore humanitarian corridors.
- 老师敦促同学们按时交作业。 Lǎoshī dūncù tóngxuémen ànshí jiāo zuòyè. The teacher urged the students to hand in their homework on time.
- 社区多次敦促居民把垃圾分类放好。 Shèqū duōcì dūncù jūmín bǎ lājī fēnlèi fàng hǎo. The neighbourhood committee has repeatedly urged residents to sort their rubbish properly.
Related words
- 敦厚 dūnhòu honest and kind-hearted; sincere and tolerant
- 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
- 督促 dūcù to urge; to supervise
- 急促 jícù rapid; hurried; short and quick
- 哄 hǒng to coax; to deceive
- 吼 hǒu to roar; to shout
- 哼 hēng to hum; to snort