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It means 'move back'. The character contains a walk radical (zhou3 zhi1) around the left and the bottom of the character so it is related to walking. The rest part of the character looks like a character written backward.

Pronunciation: tui4

Meaning: move back; retreat; fade; return; quit; withdraw; recede.

Related Characters:
     Jin4 - enter (the antonym of tui4; also see the same radical used)
     Zou3 - walk

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