TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
推
推 ＝ 扌 ＋ 隹
ㄊㄨㄟ · tuī
verb — to push
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義a hand
隹聲zhuī — a short-tailed bird; gives the sound
{t,d}↔{zh,ch,sh}Izhuī → tuī — the same crossing as 詹→擔; in 誰 the bird shifts again
A hand (扌) pushes; 隹 zhuī gives the sound — the same bird that sounds 誰 and 堆.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
門不動——手（扌）平平地，一下、一下，推過去。
The door won't move — the hand (扌), flat against it, one push at a time.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)推門— to push常用
→推到下星期— to push in time — postpone
→推理、推論— to push step by step — infer
→推薦— to push someone forward — recommend
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
例 · Examples
1請推門進來。推門
Push the door and come in.
2他把責任推給別人。
He pushed the blame onto others.
3會議推到下星期了。推到下星期
The meeting's pushed to next week.
4這本書很多人推薦。推薦
A lot of people recommend this book.
5順著線索xiànsuǒ — clue，一步一步推理。推理、推論
Follow the clues, one push of reasoning at a time.
Underlined 推 is this entry; dotted words carry a gloss — hold ⇧ Shift and hover, or tap.