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挥
揮
huī
1. to wave
2. to brandish
3. to command
4. to conduct
5. to scatter
6. to disperse
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

挥
huī
to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

挥汗
huīhàn
to sweat profusely
指挥
zhǐhuī
to conduct
HSK 5
挥戈
huīgē
to brandish a spear
挥手
huīshǒu
to wave (one's hand)
挥斥
huīchì
to chide
挥麈
huīzhǔ
to brandish
挥杆
huīgān
swing (golf)
挥毫
huīháo
to write or draw with a brush
挥霍
huīhuò
to squander money
HSK 6
挥泪
huīlèi
to shed tears
挥洒
huīsǎ
to sprinkle
挥发
huīfā
volatile
挥翰
huīhàn
(literary) to wield a writing brush
挥舞
huīwǔ
to brandish
发挥
fāhuī
to display
HSK 5
挥动
huīdòng
to wave sth
挥师
huīshī
in command of the army
瞎指挥
xiāzhǐhuī
lit. to direct blindly
指挥官
zhǐhuīguān
commander
指挥家
zhǐhuījiā
conductor (music)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
741
Word Frequency Rank
994 of 84,292

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