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挥 - huī

direct; wipe away; squander

direct; wipe away; squander

How to read 挥

Click 挥 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinhuī
Englishdirect; wipe away; squander
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

挥别 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 挥动. Please read 挥师 one more time.

Common words with this character

to wave goodbye; to say goodbye to; to bid farewell to
to wave sth; to brandish
in command of the army
to brandish a spear

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 挥 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 挥别 and 挥动 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 挥.