挥

huī

direct; wipe away; squander

How to write 挥, stroke by stroke

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

Ideographic: To direct an army 军 by hand 扌

Made of 扌 + 军

指挥zhǐ huīto conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra)
指挥官zhǐ huī guāncommander
发挥fā huīto 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)
指挥部zhǐ huī bùheadquarters; command post
挥手huī shǒuto wave (one's hand)
挥舞huī wǔto brandish; to wave sth
挥霍huī huòto squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
挥动huī dòngto wave sth; to brandish
挥杆huī gānswing (golf)
指挥家zhǐ huī jiā(music) conductor
挥之不去huī zhī bù qùimpossible to get rid of
指挥棒zhǐ huī bàngbaton

发挥您的想象力。
fā huī nín de xiǎng xiàng lì 。
Use your imagination.
狮子听从驯兽师的指挥。
shī zi tīng cóng xùn shòu shī de zhǐ huī 。
The lion followed the trainer's commands.
她挥了挥手。
tā huī le huī shǒu 。
She waved her arms.
他后悔自己的挥金如土。
tā hòu huǐ zì jǐ de huī jīn rú tǔ 。
He regrets his having wasted his money.
他尖刻的话语仍然在我心中挥之不去。
tā jiān kè de huà yǔ réng rán zài wǒ xīn zhōng huī zhī bú qù 。
His bitter words still rankle in my mind.