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Kanji Detail for 揮 - "to wield, to command, to scatter"

  • Meaning

    揮 means "to wield, to command, to scatter."

    1. Wield - To brandish; to swing.

    2. Command - To direct; to lead.

    3. Scatter - To spread about; to disperse.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    brandish; wave; wag; swing; shake

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    direct; wipe away; squander

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

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

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To wave. Such as 揮刀, 揮毫. Now, writing with a brush is 揮酒. Such as 大筆一揮, 一揮而就. | To scatter. Such as 揮霍, 發揮.
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