揮 (fai1 | hui1) : wave; wield; shake; wipe off; command

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揮

fai1

hui1

[1] wave; wield; shake; brandish
[2] wipe off; scatter; disperse
[3] command; direct; conduct

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

揮 / 挥

This word has been viewed 6157 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Dec 2014 13:45

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揮春 fai1 ceon1 hui1 chun1 = Spring Festival couplets 粵

發揮 faat3 fai1 fa1 hui1 = to bring into play; to realise

指揮官 zi2 fai1 gun1 zhi3 hui1 guan1 = commander

指揮者 zi2 fai1 ze2 zhi3 hui1 zhe3 = conductor; director

指揮中心 zi2 fai1 zung1 sam1 zhi3 hui1 zhong1 xin1 = command center

執行指揮官 zap1 hang4 zi2 fai1 gun1 zhi2 xing2 zhi3 hui1 guan1 = excuting commander

揮舞 fai1 mou5 hui1 wu3 = to wield, brandish, wave

揮霍 fai1 fok3 hui1 huo4 = [v] spend money without restraint; squander; [adj] lavish spending

揮發 fai1 faat3 hui1 fa1 = volatile; to vaporize

發揮精神 faat3 fai1 zing1 san4 = develop an idea

揮發器 fai1 faat3 hei3 hui1 fa1 qi4 = vaporizer (common formation)

揮手 fai1 sau2 hui1 shou3 = to wave one's hand

揮發油 fai1 faat3 jau4 hui1 fa1 you2 = naphtha

揮之不去 fai1 zi1 bat1 heoi3 hui1 zhi1 bu4 qu4 = linger on

冇得揮 mou5 dak1 fai1 = matchless 粵

指揮臺 zi2 fai1 toi4 zhi3 hui1 tai2 = (orchestra) podium

指揮棒 zi2 fai1 paang5 zhi3 hui1 bang4 = (of a conductor) baton

揮軍 fai1 gwan1 hui1 jun1 = lead troops; lead an army

借題發揮 ze3 tai4 faat3 fai1 jie4 ti2 fa1 hui1 = take advantage of an incident to exaggerate matters; make an issue out of

揮動 fai1 dung6 hui1 dong4 = wave, brandish

指揮 zi2 fai1 zhi3 hui1 = [v] direct, conduct

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+63ee (off-site link)

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