TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
催
催 ＝ 亻 ＋ 崔
ㄘㄨㄟ · cuī
verb — to urge, press, hasten
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person — the one applying pressure
崔聲cuī — gives the sound exactly
A person (亻) with 崔 cuī for the sound, held at the same note. One person pressing another to move faster — to urge: 催促, 催趕, then to press a thing into happening: 催眠 to lull into sleep, 催生.
意 · Meanings
(本義)催促— to urge, press, hurry常用
→催趕— to hasten, drive on
⇒催眠、催生— to lull to sleep; to induce
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
崔cuīthe sound inside — 崔 stands alone for high and steep (山 over 隹); 催 sets it beside a person促＝ ＋ 足cùthe kin in 催促 — 促 sets 足 for pressing close on the heels; 催 sets the person who urges