Radical 扌

11 strokes

hand 扌 (152a) + pigeon 隹 (501a) = push 推

This can also mean “grind”, “to clip”, “deduce”, “shirk”, “postpone”, “elect” or “esteem”!

[推广 (170) tuīguǎng spread; popularize]

[推动 (58) tuīdòng promote, push]

(She had nursed the wounded pigeon back to health) She took the pigeon in her hand and gave it a push to launch it into the air. / The ghostly giant, who would look after it, attached a piece of colored tape to its leg (so he could see which one to keep an eye on).