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The character "催" is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the human radical "亻" with the phonetic component "崔" to denote the act of urging or pressing someone into action, a meaning consistently reflected in its design where the radical implies human involvement and the phonetic suggests pronunciation. Its etymological foundation centers on human impetus, and while the core sense of hastening or prompting has remained unchanged, the character's application has expanded over time to describe more abstract forms of acceleration, such as in the context of catalysis where it refers to speeding up chemical reactions, thereby extending its original interpersonal connotation into broader conceptual domains without altering its fundamental construction.
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妈妈催我起床。
老师催我们交作业。
公司在催促项目进度。
春雨催生了新芽。
他不停地催我做出决定。
这种药物能催化化学反应。
为了按时完成，经理每天催我们加班。
经济压力催生了新的消费模式。