懂中文 Dong Chinese

挥

huī

wave, brandish

Simplified form of 揮. Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 军 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

军 sound component

军  Sound component

jūn

  

army

Evolution

挥 Bronze script Western Zhou (1045-771 BC)

Bronze script

Western Zhou (1045-771 BC)
挥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
挥 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
挥 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
挥 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

挥 (揮) 

huī

direct; wipe away; squander; to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse

Most common words with 挥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

发挥

to display

指挥

to conduct

挥

to wave

指挥官

commander

挥手

to wave (one's hand)