推 tuī — push · English

推

tuī

push

At a glance · 推

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

推字小篆从手隹声，为形声字；本义为向外用力使物移。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

推本义为用手推挤、推动。

Structure

形声字，左部『手』为意符，右部『隹』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyintuī

Radical扌

Strokes11

UnicodeU+63A8

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English push Tui is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to push.

Français pousser Tui est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant pousser.

Español empujar Tui es un carácter fonosemántico que significa empujar.

العربية يدفع توي حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الدفع.

Русский толкать Туй — фоносемантический знак, означающий толкать.

Common words

推动tuī dòngpush
推荐tuī jiànrecommend

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