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霍 is an ideogrammatic compound with the rain radical 雨 (yǔ) at the top, indicating sudden weather phenomena, and the component 隹 (zhuī) below, depicting a short-tailed bird. The combination evokes the image of birds taking sudden, rapid flight at the onset of a downpour. This sense of abrupt, swift movement forms the character’s core meaning of suddenness and quick action. In medicine, the term was applied to cholera, reflecting the disease’s rapid and severe onset.
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霍乱传播得很快。
他霍然站了起来。
他霍霍地磨着刀。
霍金是著名的科学家。
霍地一声，他跳了起来。
夜空中霍闪了一道光。
预防霍乱需要清洁的水源。
霍然醒悟后，他决定改变生活方式。