Definitions

sōu (onom.) whooshing; swishing; rustle of skirts

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 嗖 is structured with the mouth radical 口 on the left and the phonetic component 叟 on the right, forming an onomatopoeic character that originally represented the sharp, whistling sound of an object moving rapidly through the air. Its etymology is directly tied to this sound-imitative function, and while the character has seen extended usage in modern contexts to metaphorically describe swift motion, its primary meaning remains associated with such auditory phenomena.

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地飞过去了。

Jiàn sōu de fēi guòqù le.

The arrow whizzed past.

冷风地吹着。

Lěngfēng sōusōu de chuīzhe.

The cold wind is whistling by.

子弹地从头顶掠过。

Zǐdàn sōusōu de cóng tóudǐng lüèguò.

Bullets whistled past overhead.

的一下就跑没影了。

Tā sōu de yīxià jiù pǎo méi yǐng le.

He disappeared from sight in a flash.

他的排名地上升了。

Tā de páimíng sōu de shàngshēng le.

His ranking shot up rapidly.

那辆车的一声超了过去。

Nà liàng chē sōu de yīshēng chāole guòqù.

That car zoomed past with a whoosh.

消息地传遍了整个学校。

Xiāoxi sōu de chuánbiànle zhěnggè xuéxiào.

The news spread through the entire school in a flash.

的一声,灵感划过脑海。

Sōu de yīshēng, línggǎn huáguò nǎohǎi.

With a sudden whoosh, inspiration flashed through my mind.