指挥

Traditional form:

指揮

Pinyin (reading):

zhǐhuī

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 挥 - to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away

Traditional characters:

• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 揮 - to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away