Keyword
to wave
- to direct
- to squander
- to wipe away
- Frequency
- #977
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
To direct an army 军 by hand 扌
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
发挥
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
to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra)
指挥官
commander
挥
to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
指挥部
headquarters; command post
挥舞
to brandish; to wave sth
挥手
to wave (one's hand)
挥霍
to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
挥之不去
impossible to get rid of
挥动
to wave sth; to brandish
挥洒
to sprinkle; to shed (tears, blood etc); fig. free, unconstrained; to write in a free style
挥发
to volatilize; to vaporize; to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures); (in compound words) volatile
指挥家
(music) conductor
挥发性
volatility; volatile
指挥棒
baton
总指挥部
general headquarters
指挥者
conductor; director
挥别
to wave goodbye; (fig.) to say goodbye to; to bid farewell to
挥泪
to shed tears; to be all in tears
挥杆
swing (golf)
挥师
in command of the army
挥毫
to write or draw with a brush; to put pen to paper; to write
借题发挥
to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss
挥金如土
lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant