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huī

to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away

💡 Ideographic: To direct an army 军 by hand 扌

HSK 5 9 strokes Very Common (7%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

army, military; soldiers, troops

⿰扌军 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

jūn

军

army, military; soldiers, troops

💡 Ideographic: Soldiers 冖 (distorted 力) in a cart 车

6 strokes HSK 5

mì

冖

cover

📷 Pictographic: A cover-cloth

2 strokes

chē

车

cart, vehicle; to move in a cart

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above

4 strokes HSK 1

qī

七

seven

2 strokes HSK 1

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 挥 (44)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

挥 ↗

huī

to wave / to brandish / to command / to conduct / to scatter / to disperse

huī

挥 ↗

HSK 5

to wave / to brandish / to command / to conduct / to scatter / to disperse

发挥 ↗

fāhuī

to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme)

fāhuī

发挥 ↗

HSK 5

to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme)

指挥 ↗

zhǐhuī

to conduct / to command / to direct / conductor (of an orchestra) / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]

zhǐhuī

指挥 ↗

HSK 5

to conduct / to command / to direct / conductor (of an orchestra) / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]

挥霍 ↗

huīhuò

to squander money / extravagant / prodigal / free and easy / agile

huīhuò

挥霍 ↗

HSK 6

to squander money / extravagant / prodigal / free and easy / agile

挥发 ↗

huīfā

volatile / volatility

huīfā

挥发 ↗

volatile / volatility

挥动 ↗

huīdòng

to wave sth / to brandish

huīdòng

挥动 ↗

to wave sth / to brandish

impossible to get rid of

huīzhībùqù

挥之不去 ↗

impossible to get rid of

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