挥霍 huīhuò splurge; devour

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Traditional: 揮霍

Stroke order

挥霍 is written in 25 strokes across 2 characters.

挥霍 — the Chinese character for splurge; devour (huīhuò), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 挥霍 — splurge; devour

挥 — 9 strokes
霍 — 16 strokes

Senses

to squander money
extravagant
prodigal
free and easy
agile

Characters in 挥霍

挥 huī — to wave; to brandish; to command
霍 huò — (literary) suddenly

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

挥霍 is pronounced huīhuò and means “splurge; devour”.

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