Pronunciation

huī

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huī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 9 English Translations of the word huī .

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
huī | hui1
English translation
to wave
to brandish
to command
to conduct
to scatter
to disperse
to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away

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About huī

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

huī

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To direct an army  jūn  by hand  shǒu

Etymology of huī

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

扌军

Explanation

Simplified form of huī . Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and jūn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using huī

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zài 挥舞 huī wǔ zhāo Dāo .

He is wielding a knife.

Dāo jiàn 挥舞 huī wǔ ,旌旗 jīng qí 飘扬 piāoyáng .

Swords brandished and banners waved.

wèi 魔术师 mó shù shī jiāng bàng zài 手帕 shǒu pà shǎng huī , jiù bèng chū le 一只兔子 tùzi .

The magician held his wand over the handkerchief and out hopped a rabbit.

继续 jìxù 挥霍 huīhuò 无度 wú dù ,直到 zhí dào Qián yòng guāng 为止 wéi zhǐ .

He went on spending lavishly until his money was at the end.

挥手 huī shǒu jiào 我们 wǒmen 停住 tíng zhù .

He waved to us to stop.

Words with huī

Explore 18 words and sayings that include the Chinese character huī in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
发挥 fāhuī to display發揮
指挥 zhǐhuī to conduct指揮
huī to wave huī
指挥官 zhǐ huī guān commander指揮官
挥手 huī shǒu to wave (one's hand)揮手
挥舞 huī wǔ to brandish揮舞
挥霍 huīhuò extravagant揮霍
挥动 huī dòng to wave sth揮動
挥发 huī fā volatile揮發
挥洒 huī sǎ to sprinkle揮灑
指挥家 zhǐ huī jiā conductor (music)指揮家
挥发性 huī fā xìng volatility揮發性
指挥棒 zhǐ huī bàng baton指揮棒
挥泪 huī lèi to shed tears揮淚
挥汗如雨 huī hàn rú yǔ to drip with sweat揮汗如雨
挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ extravagant揮金如土
挥毫 huī háo to write揮毫
借题发挥 jiè tí fā huī to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss借題發揮

huī Decomposition & Compounds

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huī Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up huī and their own compounds.

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