薦 means to recommend and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 16 strokes and uses the grass / plant radical (艹).
Stroke order · 16 strokes
On'yomi (音読み)
セン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
すす(める)
Radical
艹 · grass / plant
Strokes
16
How to remember 薦
Putting forward the best of the grass (艹) — to recommend. 推薦 means recommendation; 推薦状 means a letter of recommendation, key to admissions and job hunting!