指挥
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
指挥 (zhǐhuī) · to conduct
指挥 (zhǐhuī) means “to conduct; to command; conductor”. It is written with 2 characters: 指 (to point at) + 挥 (to wave). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 指挥 is built
The characters
指 zhǐ · to point at
What 指 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旨zhǐ — aim
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
Origin hint: To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
挥 huī · to wave
What 挥 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 军jūn — army
- 冖mì — cover
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: To direct an army 军 by hand 扌 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在台上指挥大家唱歌。Tā zài táishang zhǐhuī dàjiā chànggē.He is on stage conducting everyone's singing.
谁来指挥这次活动？Shéi lái zhǐhuī zhè cì huódòng?Who will direct this event?
Questions about 指挥
What does 指挥 mean?
指挥 (zhǐhuī) means “to conduct; to command; conductor”.
How do you pronounce 指挥?
指挥 is pronounced zhǐhuī.
Which HSK level is 指挥?
指挥 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto point out
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 戒指jièzhiring (on a finger)
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
- 指定zhǐdìngto designate
- 指甲zhǐjiafingernail
- 指令zhǐlìnginstruction
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
- 指示zhǐshìinstruction
Learn 指挥 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.