推
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
hand (扌) + phonetic (隹) = push with the hand
The hand radical (扌) carries the meaning: a pushing, pressing, or propelling action done with the hand. 隹 mainly contributes the sound tuī; it does not add to the sense of pushing.
他用力推开了门。
tā yòng lì tuī kāi le mén。
He pushed the door open with force.
大家都推他做代表，但他不想去。
dà jiā dōu tuī tā zuò dài biǎo，dàn tā bù xiǎng qù。
Everyone nominated him as the representative, but he did not want to go.
Words with 推
推辞
tuī cí
to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
推升
tuī shēng
to cause (prices etc) to rise
推拿
tuī ná
tui na (form of Chinese manual therapy)
推动
tuī dòng
to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
推荐信
tuī jiàn xìn
recommendation letter
推移
tuī yí
(of time) to elapse; to pass
推文
tuī wén
tweet (on Twitter)
推出
tuī chū
to push out
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
卧推
wò tuī
bench press
递推
dì tuī
recursion
递推公式
dì tuī gōng shì
recurrence formula