Tom waved.
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挥
Traditional: 揮
huī
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5
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huī · fai1 (Jyutping)
- to wave
- to brandish
- to command
- to conduct
- to scatter
- to disperse
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Character breakdown
挥
- Meaning
- direct; wipe away; squander
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰扌军
- Cangjie
- QBKQ
- Four-corner
- 5705
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Example sentences
Tom waved his hand.
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