Definitions
sound of a thing flying fast by; whoosh; cracking sound; Taiwan pr. [huò]
sound of flaying
Etymology
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砉 is a specialized onomatopoeic character composed of the semantic radical 石 'stone' at the bottom, with an upper component that completes the structure and indicates the pronunciation. It occurs mainly in literary contexts and is typically found in descriptive, poetic, or archaic passages. It conveys sharp, sudden sounds: the rip of tearing, the whiz of an arrow, or a clean, swift slice. The stone radical ties these to the percussive noises of hard objects striking or scraping together, making it a precise marker for the acoustic nature of abrupt physical actions.
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