TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
指揮
ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ · zhǐhuī
verb/noun — to direct; to command; to conduct (music); commander; conductor
字源 FORM — what the parts do
指to point; to direct (手指的指)zhǐ扌 (hand) + 旨 (intent/direction): the hand extended with deliberate purpose — pointing
揮to wave; to wield; to signal (揮手的揮)huī扌 (hand) + 軍 (army): the hand waving commands to the army — to gesture, to direct with a sweep
指揮，手指的指，揮手的揮。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一指（扌+旨）定方向，一揮（扌+軍）動三軍——指揮，手到令行。
One pointing hand (指: hand + intent) sets the direction; one sweeping wave (揮: hand + army) moves the troops — in command, the gesture is the order.
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