Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 軍 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
挥
Bronze
Western Zhou (1045-771 BC)
挥
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
挥
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
挥
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
挥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
挥 / 揮 [huī]
to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (43)
发挥 [fāhuī] #2,878
to display
指挥 [zhǐhuī] #2,667
to conduct
指挥官 [zhǐhuīguān] #2,985
commander
挥手 [huīshǒu] #8,899
to wave (one's hand)
挥舞 [huīwǔ] #9,119
to brandish
挥霍 [huīhuò] #12,848
to squander money
挥动 [huīdòng] #16,958
to wave sth
挥发 [huīfā] #33,029
volatile
挥洒 [huīsǎ] #27,967
to sprinkle
指挥家 [zhǐhuījiā] #29,758
conductor (music)
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JAPANESE WORDS (41)
⭐ 発揮 [はっき] #2,541
show (of power, ability, etc.)
振るう [ふるう] #3,488
to swing
⭐ 指揮 [しき] #4,640
command
指揮官 [しきかん] #8,640
commander
指揮を執る [しきをとる] #16,027
to take command
⭐ 指揮者 [しきしゃ] #23,171
(musical) conductor
指揮権 [しきけん] #25,851
(exercising) the right to command
指揮系統 [しきけいとう] #28,034
chain of command
本領発揮 [ほんりょうはっき] #38,802
show one's real ability
陣頭指揮 [じんとうしき] #39,504
taking command of a corps in a battle
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