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push

HSK 2 N1
tuī
スイ
お.す
추, 퇴
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Phonetic component
zhuī Short-Tailed Bird
bird
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[tuī]
to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
Example Sentences