Left
扌 is the hand radical, side-form of
手 - three strokes for the wrist and fingers extending outward. Marks
推 as a manual action: physical pushing with the hands, then metaphorically pushing forward (
推荐 recommend,
推动 promote,
推迟 postpone). Same hand-action family:
拉 pull,
拿 take,
提 lift,
抓 grab,
抛 toss.
