挥(huī)

HSK 49 strokesTrad. 揮

to wave

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Character information

Pinyin
huī
Meaning
to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
揮

Origin & structure

Where 挥 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌军

To direct an army 军 by hand 扌

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu军jūn

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 揮: To direct an army 軍 by hand 扌

How to write 挥 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 挥

Common words using 挥 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhǐ指huī挥
HSK 4

to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:个

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huī挥bié别

to wave goodbye; (fig.) to say goodbye to; to bid farewell to

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huī挥dòng动

to wave sth; to brandish

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yī一huī挥ér而jiù就

to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke

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jiè借tí题fā发huī挥

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas

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zhǐ指huī挥guān官

commander

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zhǐ指huī挥jiā家

(music) conductor

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zhǐ指huī挥bàng棒

baton

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