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挥

huī

HSK 5 Character Traditional 揮

What 挥 means

1. to wave
2. to brandish
3. to command
4. to conduct
5. to scatter
6. to disperse

Example sentences

• 掌管指挥所。
  Zhǎngguǎn zhǐhuī suǒ.
  Take control of the command post.
• 汤姆挥手了。
  Tom waved.
• 她挥了挥手。
  She waved her arms.
• 发挥您的想象力。
  Use your imagination.
• 她边挥手边微笑着。
  Tā biān huīshǒu biān wēixiào zhe.
  She smiled, waving her hand.
• 她挥着手向他打招呼。
  Tā huīzhe shǒu xiàng tā dǎ zhāohu.
  She greeted him waving her hand.

Words starting with 挥

• 挥霍huī huòto squander money; extravagant; prodigal
• 挥手huī shǒuto wave (one's hand)
• 挥舞huī wǔto brandish; to wave sth
• 挥动huī dòngto wave sth; to brandish
• 挥之不去huī zhī bù qùimpossible to get rid of
• 挥洒huī sǎto sprinkle; to shed (tears, blood etc); fig. free, unconstrained
• 挥发huī fāto volatilize; to vaporize; to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures)
• 挥毫huī háoto write or draw with a brush; to put pen to paper; to write
• 挥汗如雨huī hàn rú yǔto drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)
• 挥泪huī lèito shed tears; to be all in tears
• 挥别huī biéto wave goodbye; (fig.) to say goodbye to; to bid farewell to
• 挥师huī shīin command of the army
• 挥发性huī fā xìngvolatility; volatile
• 挥发油huī fā yóuvolatile oil (in general); gasoline
• 挥金如土huī jīn rú tǔlit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant
• 挥发性存储器huī fā xìng cún chǔ qìvolatile memory
• 挥汗huī hànto sweat profusely
• 挥翰huī hàn(literary) to wield a writing brush
• 挥戈huī gēto brandish a spear
• 挥汗成雨huī hàn chéng yǔto drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)
• 挥霍无度huī huò wú dù(idiom) to squander recklessly; to spend extravagantly
• 挥杆huī gānswing (golf)
• 挥斥huī chìto chide; to berate; energetic
• 挥毫洒墨huī háo sǎ mòto wield a writing brush (idiom)

Words containing 挥

• 发挥fā huīto display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities
• 指挥zhǐ huīto conduct; to command; to direct
• 指挥部zhǐ huī bùheadquarters; command post
• 指挥官zhǐ huī guāncommander
• 指挥家zhǐ huī jiā(music) conductor
• 指挥棒zhǐ huī bàngbaton
• 借题发挥jiè tí fā huīto use the current topic to put over one's own ideas…
• 指挥者zhǐ huī zhěconductor; director
• 易挥发yì huī fāvolatile
• 即兴发挥jí xìng fā huīimprovisation
• 指挥中心zhǐ huī zhōng xīncommand center
• 总指挥部zǒng zhǐ huī bùgeneral headquarters
• 超常发挥chāo cháng fā huīto outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well
• 瞎指挥xiā zhǐ huīto give nonsensical instructions; to issue orders out of ignorance
• 一挥而就yī huī ér jiùto finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
• 弹指一挥间tán zhǐ yī huī jiānin a flash (idiom)
• 抗震救灾指挥部Kàng zhèn Jiù zāi Zhǐ huī bùState Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters
• 呼之即来，挥之即去hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qùto come when called (idiom); ready and compliant; always at sb's beck and call

Characters built on 军

These share the phonetic component 军 (jūn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 辉huī(bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine
• 晖huīsunshine; to shine upon; variant of 辉

Characters that look like 挥

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 择zéto select; to choose; to pick over
• 挪nuóto shift; to move
• 振zhènto shake; to flap; to vibrate
• 绊bànto trip; to stumble; to hinder
• 捋lǚto smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers; to stroke
• 栉zhìcomb; to comb; to weed out

Sounds the same

Read huī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 恢(bound form) vast; expansive; (bound form) to restore; to recover
• 灰ash; dust; lime
• 辉(bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine
• 徽badge; emblem; insignia
• 晖sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 辉
• 麾signal flag; to signal
• 诙whimsical; humorous
• 虺sick; with no ambition
• 隳destroy; overthrow
• 煇bright; glorious
• 翚pheasant; golden pheasant; variegated
• 袆a queen's ceremonial gowns