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The character 催 is a phono-semantic compound with the person radical 亻 (rén) on the left providing its semantic category and the component 崔 (cuī) on the right supplying its phonetic value. While 崔 originally denotes a high mountain, here its role is purely phonetic. The core meaning relates to human action: one person urging, pressing, or prompting another to hurry or complete a task. This encompasses actions that accelerate a process, hasten an outcome, or demand prompt execution of an obligation, such as pressing for payment, expediting delivery, or speeding up a natural process through external intervention.
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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。