tuī

push

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

隹 sound component

  Sound component

zhuī

  

bird

Evolution

推 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
推 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
推 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
推 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
推 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tuī

push, expel; push forward; to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage

Most common words with 推
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to push

推荐

to recommend

推出

to push out

推进

to impel

推动

to promote