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CHINESE CHARACTER

huī

挥

挥

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to wave

Numbered pinyin
hui1
English meanings
to wave, to brandish, to command, to conduct, to scatter, to disperse

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 军.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    军
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    • Top

      冖
    • Bottom

      车
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌军

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    huī挥shǒu手。

    Wave.

  2. 02

    huī挥wǔ舞。

    Wave around.

  3. 03

    huī挥hàn汗。

    Sweat.

  4. 04

    huī挥bǐ笔。

    Wield a pen.

  5. 05

    huī挥shǒu手gàobié告别。

    Wave goodbye.

  6. 06

    huī挥sǎ洒hànshuǐ汗水。

    Work hard.

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