挥

• 拼音: huī
• 汉字拆解: 挥 = 扌(hand radical) + 军 (army/troops) — the image of commanding with a sweep of the hand

含义

To wave; to brandish; to wield. To swing or wave something (hand, weapon, flag, etc.) in a sweeping motion.

Describes a broad, sweeping gesture or action, such as waving a hand, brandishing a weapon, or swinging a tool. Also used in extended senses such as 挥毫 (to wield a brush in calligraphy) and 挥霍 (to squander resources). The core image is of a sweeping, energetic movement.

例句

1. 指挥家举起双臂，轻轻挥动指挥棒，整个乐团随之进入音乐的状态。
2. 将军挥剑高呼，士兵们士气大振，纷纷奋勇向前冲锋。
3. 她挥手告别，目送朋友的身影消失在人群之中，心中涌起一阵不舍。

用法指南

语境: physical action, literature, music, history

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他在讲台上声情并茂地演讲，时而挥动双臂，时而停顿沉思，深深地感染了在场的每一位听众。(He delivered an impassioned speech on the stage, sometimes sweeping his arms wide, sometimes pausing in thought — deeply moving everyone present.)
• 书法家饱蘸墨汁，在宣纸上挥毫泼墨，笔势酣畅淋漓，一气呵成。(The calligrapher dipped the brush fully in ink and swept it across the rice paper with bold, fluid strokes — vigorous and unrestrained from start to finish.)

错误说法

• 挥 for small, precise hand movements — use 动 or 移 for subtle gestures; 挥 implies a broad, energetic sweeping motion

起源与历史

挥 = 扌+ 军 (hand radical + army) — originally to command troops with a wave of the hand; extended to any sweeping gesture

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal