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Character Decomposition
挥=扌+军
Etymology
To direct an army 军 by hand 扌
Meanings
to wave
to brandish
to command
to conduct
to scatter
to disperse
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Words with 挥 108 total
to volatilize · to vaporize · to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures) · (in compound words) volatile挥发huī fā(literary) to wield a writing brush挥翰huī hànto squander money · extravagant · prodigal · free and easy · agile挥霍huī huòto sprinkle · to shed (tears, blood etc) · fig. free, unconstrained · to write in a free style挥洒huī sǎto wave (one's hand)挥手huī shǒuto conduct · to command · to direct · conductor (of an orchestra) · CL: gè指挥zhǐ huīto wave goodbye · (fig.) to say goodbye to · to bid farewell to挥别huī biéto wave sth · to brandish挥动huī dòngin command of the army挥师huī shīto brandish a spear挥戈huī gēto chide · to berate · energetic挥斥huī chìswing (golf)挥杆huī gānto write or draw with a brush · to put pen to paper · to write挥毫huī háoto sweat profusely挥汗huī hànto shed tears · to be all in tears挥泪huī lèito brandish · to wave sth挥舞huī wǔto brandish挥麈huī zhǔto 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)发挥fā huībaton指挥棒zhǐ huī bàng
Idioms with 挥 36 total Chain
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