huī

to wave; to brandish; to command

HSK 5 #742

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 742nd character
Radical ⼿ (64.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1396
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

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

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Words containing 挥

Word Meaning
command center
Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
director; conductor
impossible to get rid of
to chide; to berate; energetic
full of vim
swing (golf)
to wield a writing brush (idiom)
to sweat profusely
to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)
volatile memory
gasoline; volatile oil (in general)
(literary) to wield a writing brush
to squander; to spend extravagantly
extravagant; extravagance
to brandish
lit. to direct blindly; to issue confused orders
general headquarters