挥

揮
huī
HSK 5
#741 most
frequent character
to wave, to brandish, to wipe away
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

挥 huī has 扌, a hand, as the meaning part and 军 jūn giving the sound, though the link is faint today. It first meant 'to brandish, wave'. From that came 'to command, order' and 'to scatter, disperse'.

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Example Sentences

他挥手告别了。
tā huīshǒu gàobié le 。
He waved goodbye.
老师挥动着手指，示意我们安静。
lǎoshī huīdòng zháo shǒuzhǐ ， shìyì wǒmen ānjìng 。
The teacher waved his finger to signal us to be quiet.
她挥舞着旗帜，像是在庆祝什么。
tā huīwǔ zháo qízhì ， xiàngshì zài qìngzhù shénme 。
She waved the flag, as if celebrating something.

Words with similar meanings

挥动huīdòng
to wave
A more specific term that emphasizes the action of waving something energetically.
摆动bǎidòng
to swing
Implies a back-and-forth movement, similar but can denote more swinging than just waving.

Homophones

HSK 5
灰huī
ash, dust, lime, gray, discouraged
恢huī
to restore, to recover, great
辉huī
splendor, to shine upon

Words Starting With 挥

挥霍huī huò
to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile

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