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Word and Radical Components of 挥手

The Chinese word 挥手 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
挥手 1. Simplified form of 揮手

挥手 ⇨ 挥 + 手
Component Pinyin Meanings
挥 1. Simplified form of 揮
手 shǒu 1. hand
2. expert; master
     高手 - master
3. -ist; -er
     歌手 - singer
4. convenient; handy; portable
     手機 - mobile phone
     手冊 - handbook
5. handwritten
6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling
7. (Mainland China Hokkien)
8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general)
9. (finance)
10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively.

挥 ⇨ 扌 + 军
Component Pinyin Meanings
手 shǒu 1. hand
2. expert; master
     高手 - master
3. -ist; -er
     歌手 - singer
4. convenient; handy; portable
     手機 - mobile phone
     手冊 - handbook
5. handwritten
6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling
7. (Mainland China Hokkien)
8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general)
9. (finance)
10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively.
军 1. Simplified form of 軍

军 ⇨ 冖 + 车
Component Pinyin Meanings
冖 1. cover
2. Variant of 冪
3. usage. As a component of other characters, 冖 can be referred to as 蓋頭 (Xiang).
车 1. cart
2. Variant of 車
3. Variant of 卓