huī

to wave

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

hand (扌) + army (军) = wave and command

A general waves the hand to direct troops — commanding, dispersing, and setting forces in motion. The hand radical roots the action in physical gesture; 军 (army) grounds the command context.

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ArmySemantic
HandSemantic

她向我了挥手,然后走开了。

tā xiàng wǒ huī le huī shǒu,rán hòu zǒu kāi le。

She waved her hand at me and then walked away.

官挥剑下令,士兵们立刻冲了上去。

zhǐ huī guān huī jiàn xià lìng,shì bīng men lì kè chōng le shàng qù。

The commander brandished his sword and gave the order, and the soldiers immediately charged forward.

Words with 挥

一挥而就

yī huī ér jiù

to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke

借题发挥

jiè tí fā huī

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas

即兴发挥

jí xìng fā huī

improvisation

呼之即来,挥之即去

hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant

弹指一挥间

tán zhǐ yī huī jiān

in a flash (idiom)

抗震救灾指挥部

kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

指挥

zhǐ huī

to conduct

指挥中心

zhǐ huī zhōng xīn

command center

指挥官

zhǐ huī guān

commander

指挥家

zhǐ huī jiā

(music) conductor

指挥棒

zhǐ huī bàng

baton

指挥者

zhǐ huī zhě

conductor

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