| 推 | tuī jiū | to study / to examine / to probe / to study the underlying principles | 
| 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 | 
| 究 | jiū | after all / to investigate / to study carefully / Taiwan pr. [jiu4] |