挥 - huī - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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挥 (揮)

huī

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related words (38)

挥动

huī dòng

to wave sth; to brandish

volatile; volatility

in command of the army

to brandish a spear

to wave (one's hand)

to chide; to berate; energetic

swing (golf)

to write or draw with a brush; to put pen to paper; to write

to sweat profusely

to shed tears; to be all in tears

挥洒

huī sǎ

to sprinkle; to shed (tears, blood etc); (fig.) free, unconstrained; to write in a free style

挥翰

huī hàn

(literary) to wield a writing brush

挥舞

huī wǔ

to brandish; to wave sth

挥霍

huī huò

to splurge; to squander (money); to spend freely; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile

to brandish

volatility

volatile oil (in general); gasoline

挥之不去

huī zhī bù qù

impossible to get rid of

full of vim

to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)

挥汗成雨

huī hàn chéng yǔ

to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)

挥霍无度

huī huò wú dù

extravagance; extravagant

挥霍浪费

huī huò làng fèi

to spend extravagantly; to squander

挥发性存储器

huī fā xìng cún chǔ qì

volatile memory

发挥

fā huī

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

zhǐ huī

to command; commander; to direct; director; to conduct; conductor (of an orchestra); maestro

commander

conductor (music)

baton

conductor; director

(lit.) to direct blindly; to issue confused orders; to give contradictory directions

一挥而就

yī huī ér jiù

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

借题发挥

jiè tí fā huī

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

improvisation

general headquarters

command center

zhí xíng zhǐ huī guān

executing commander

抗震救灾指挥部

kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù

earthquake relief headquarter

Idioms (3)

挥毫洒墨

huī háo sǎ mò

to wield a writing brush (idiom)

挥金如土

huī jīn rú tǔ

(lit.) to squander money like dirt (idiom); (fig.) to spend money like water; extravagant

弹指一挥间

tán zhǐ yī huī jiān

in a flash (idiom)

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