挥
to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,565 U+6325
How 挥 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To direct an army 军 by hand 扌
How to remember it
brandish · Heisig RSH #599
fingers + 军 army
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 挥
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指挥中心 | zhǐ huī zhōng xīn | command center |
| 弹指一挥间 | tán zhǐ yī huī jiān | in a flash (idiom) |
| 挥金如土 | huī jīn rú tǔ | lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant |
| 挥之不去 | huī zhī bù qù | impossible to get rid of |
| 挥发性 | huī fā xìng | volatility; volatile |
| 挥发油 | huī fā yóu | volatile oil (in general); gasoline |
| 呼之即来，挥之即去 | hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù | to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant; always at sb's beck and call |
| 挥发性存储器 | huī fā xìng cún chǔ qì | volatile memory |
| 一挥而就 | yī huī ér jiù | to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke |
| 指挥家 | zhǐ huī jiā | (music) conductor |
| 超常发挥 | chāo cháng fā huī | to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well |
| 总指挥部 | zǒng zhǐ huī bù | general headquarters |
| 指挥者 | zhǐ huī zhě | conductor; director |
| 易挥发 | yì huī fā | volatile |
| 挥霍无度 | huī huò wú dù | (idiom) to squander recklessly; to spend extravagantly |
| 指挥部 | zhǐ huī bù | headquarters; command post |
| 指挥官 | zhǐ huī guān | commander |
| 即兴发挥 | jí xìng fā huī | improvisation |
| 挥动 | huī dòng | to wave sth; to brandish |
| 挥手 | huī shǒu | to wave (one's hand) |