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The character 翙 (traditional form: 翽) is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component, 羽, relates to feathers or wings, connecting it to birds in flight. The phonetic component is 岁 (simplified) or 歲 (traditional), which provides the character's pronunciation and structural balance. Historically, its core meaning has described the whirring or rushing sound made by birds' wings during rapid flight. This specific onomatopoeic sense remains central to its literary use, often evoking images of flocks taking off or soaring overhead, and it seldom extends beyond this specialized avian context.