推 (tuī)

to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsib

HSK 3.1 level 2
11 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“推，排也。从手，隹聲。”

Components

扌 (meaning) — 扌 is a component form of 手.
隹 (sound)