挥
huī
to wave, to wield, to brandish
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他向我们挥手告别。He waved goodbye to us.
- 请充分发挥你的才能。Please bring your talent into full play.
Collocations
挥手挥舞发挥指挥
Mnemonic
挥 huī is a single character: to wave or wield the hand, arm or a tool (挥手 to wave, 挥舞 to brandish); figuratively to bring ability into play (发挥 to give full play to); and to conduct or command (指挥). Starting from a hand motion, it extends to "unleashing" force or talent. It is the 挥 in the Korean words bal-hwi (發揮) and ji-hwi (指揮). The 扌 (hand) radical hints at the hand motion.
Related
挥手发挥指挥挥霍
Quick check
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