Usage of the character 挥

to wave
to brandish
to command
to conduct
to scatter
to disperse

huīlèi

挥泪

[揮淚]

to shed tears
to be all in tears

huīsǎ

挥洒

[揮灑]

to sprinkle
to shed (tears, blood etc)
fig. free, unconstrained
to write in a free style

huīfā

挥发

[揮發]

to volatilize
to vaporize
to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures)
(in compound words) volatile

huīgē

挥戈

[揮戈]

to brandish a spear

huīhàn

挥汗

[揮汗]

to sweat profusely

huīshǒu

挥手

[揮手]

to wave (one's hand)

huīchì

挥斥

[揮斥]

to chide
to berate
energetic

huīshī

挥师

[揮師]

in command of the army

fāhuī

发挥

[發揮]

to display
to exhibit
to bring out implicit or innate qualities
to express (a thought or moral)
to develop (an idea)
to elaborate (on a theme)

zhǐhuī

指挥

[指揮]

to conduct
to command
to direct
conductor (of an orchestra)
CL:個／个 (gè)

huīhuò

挥霍

[揮霍]

to squander money
extravagant
prodigal
free and easy
agile

huībié

挥别

[揮別]

to wave goodbye
(fig.) to say goodbye to
to bid farewell to

huīgān

挥杆

[揮桿]

swing (golf)

huīháo

挥毫

[揮毫]

to write or draw with a brush
to put pen to paper
to write

huīdòng

挥动

[揮動]

to wave sth
to brandish

huīhàn

挥翰

[揮翰]

(literary) to wield a writing brush

huīwǔ

挥舞

[揮舞]

to brandish
to wave sth

huīzhǔ

挥麈

[揮麈]

to brandish

xiāzhǐhuī

瞎指挥

[瞎指揮]

to give nonsensical instructions
to issue orders out of ignorance

zhǐhuīguān

指挥官

[指揮官]

commander

huīfāxìng

挥发性

[揮發性]

volatility
volatile

yìhuīfā

易挥发

[易揮發]

volatile

zhǐhuībàng

指挥棒

[指揮棒]

baton

zhǐhuībù

指挥部

[指揮部]

headquarters
command post

zhǐhuījiā

指挥家

[指揮家]

conductor (music)

zhǐhuīzhě

指挥者

[指揮者]

conductor
director

huīfāyóu

挥发油

[揮發油]

volatile oil (in general)
gasoline

jíxìngfāhuī

即兴发挥

[即興發揮]

improvisation

huījīnrútǔ

挥金如土

[揮金如土]

lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
fig. to spend money like water
extravagant

huīzhībùqù

挥之不去

[揮之不去]

impossible to get rid of

chāochángfāhuī

超常发挥

[超常發揮]

to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well

huīsǎzìrú

挥洒自如

[揮灑自如]

(idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb

huīháosǎmò

挥毫洒墨

[揮毫灑墨]

to wield a writing brush (idiom)

zǒngzhǐhuībù

总指挥部

[總指揮部]

general headquarters

huīhànchéngyǔ

挥汗成雨

[揮汗成雨]

to drip with sweat
sweat poured off (him)

huīhuòlàngfèi

挥霍浪费

[揮霍浪費]

to spend extravagantly
to squander

yīhuī'érjiù

一挥而就

[一揮而就]

to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke

huīchìfāngqiú

挥斥方遒

[揮斥方遒]

full of vim

huīhànrúyǔ

挥汗如雨

[揮汗如雨]

to drip with sweat
sweat poured off (him)

jiètífāhuī

借题发挥

[借題發揮]

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

zhǐhuīzhōngxīn

指挥中心

[指揮中心]

command center

huīhuòwúdù

挥霍无度

[揮霍無度]

extravagance
extravagant

zhíxíngzhǐhuīguān

执行指挥官

[執行指揮官]

executing commander

tánzhǐyīhuījiān

弹指一挥间

[彈指一揮間]

in a flash (idiom)

huīfāxìngcúnchǔqì

挥发性存储器

[揮發性存儲器]

volatile memory

Kàngzhèn Jiùzāi Zhǐhuībù

抗震救灾指挥部

[抗震救災指揮部]

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

hūzhījílái,huīzhījíqù

呼之即来，挥之即去

[呼之即來，揮之即去]

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
always at sb's beck and call

zhǐhuīyǒufāng,rénrénlècóng

指挥有方，人人乐从

[指揮有方，人人樂從]

Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)