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The Chinese word 推 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
tuī 1. to push
     手推車 - pushcart
      - to push the windows open
2. to postpone; to delay
     推遲 - to postpone
3. (figurative) to put aside; to push away; to dismiss; to explain away
     推諉 - to pass the buck
     推辭 - to decline with an excuse
     - 聚會- 採訪- 責任 - to decline a gathering, to decline interviews, to decline responsibility
4. to prompt; to propel
     推進 - to propel; to push forward
     推波助瀾 - "to drive the billowing waves"; to add fuel to fire
5. to promote; to advertise; to advocate
     推廣 - to promote; to popularize
     推出 - to present
6. to nominate; to recommend
     推薦 - to recommend
     推選 - to nominate
     唐代 詩人 - 李杜。 - Li Bai and Du Fu are ranked the top among the Tang-era poets.
7. to generalize; to broaden
     推己及人 - to put oneself in someone's shoes
8. to infer; to deduce
     推測 - to estimate; to infer
     類推 - to infer by analogy
9. to derive; to reason; to compute
     推導 - to derive
     推論 - corollary
10. to proceed; to succeed; to form a procession
     推移 - to proceed (in time)
11. (Hong Kong, internet slang) to bump a thread in support; to "push".
     (syn, yue, push)
     (ant, yue, , pull)
12. (ACG or fandom) being a devoted fan of someone; to support someone (in an idol group; etc.)
     前田 @敦子 - a person supporting Atsuko Maeda
     一生 - to support someone or a particular group for life
      - member that someone like most in an idol group

推 ⇨ 扌 + 隹
Component Pinyin Meanings
shǒu 1. hand
2. expert; master
     高手 - master
3. -ist; -er
     歌手 - singer
4. convenient; handy; portable
     手機 - mobile phone
     手冊 - handbook
5. handwritten
6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling
7. (Mainland China Hokkien)
8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general)
9. (finance)
10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively.
1. short-tailed bird