推 tuī to push; to cut; to refuse
Made up of [扌 shǒu hand radical 64, 隹 zhuī short-tailed bird; dove radical 172]Made with 11 strokes.
The 'hand' radical suggests a motion, 'zhui' is rough phonetic
Related characters
Also uses 扌 shǒu component: 把 bǎ (to hold) 扮 bàn (to act) 报 bào (to announce) 抱 bào (to hold) 担 dān (to undertake) 搞 gǎo (to do) 技 jì (skill) 拉 lā (to pull) 打 qiú (to beat) 抬 tái (to lift) 我 wǒ (I (me)) 找 zhǎo (to try to find)
Also uses 隹 zhuī component: 难 nán (difficult) 谁 shéi (who) 维 wéi (to preserve) 雄 xióng (male)
Pronunciation
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Proverbs
有钱能使鬼推磨 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò Money can buy you anything反覆推敲 fǎn fù tuī qiāo Spending considerable time to get the words just right. Showing excessive concern on minor details. Based on the story of an Tang dynasty official who spent ages deciding whether 'knock' or 'push' was the appropriate word in a poem.
解衣推食 jiě yī tuī shí Sharing clothes and food with someone in need. To treat with great kindness and consideration.
推心置腹 tuī xīn zhì fù Put give someone your full support - body and soul. To trust someone implicitly.
推己及人 tuī jǐ jí rén To understand a situation from someone else's perspective.