推 (tuī) is a Chinese character meaning “to push”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 隹 (short-tailed bird), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 隹
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 推，排也。从手，隹声 (现代字形 ⿰扌隹，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画 0–2 / 3–10 核验)
Memory aid
A hand (扌) beside a short-tailed bird (隹): the hand gently pushes the bird forward so it will fly — to push.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 推荐tuī jiànto recommend推 = tuī
- 推迟tuī chíto postpone; to put off推 = tuī
Go deeper
All readings
to push
to push; to shove; to push forward; to postpone; to recommend; to infer
用力使物体顺着用力的方向移动；使事情向前发展；把时间往后移；举荐；由已知推想未知。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 推荐tuī jiànto recommend推 = tuī
- 推迟tuī chíto postpone; to put off推 = tuī
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 推 mean?
推 (tuī) means to push; to shove; to push forward; to postpone; to recommend; to infer.
How do you pronounce 推?
It is pronounced tuī.
What parts is 推 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 隹 (short-tailed bird), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 推，排也。从手，隹声 (现代字形 ⿰扌隹，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画 0–2 / 3–10 核验). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 推 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 推?
手. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 推?
Common ones are 推荐 and 推迟. The reading of 推 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.