飙

飆

biāo

猋 + 风

Definitions

biāo (literary) very strong wind; gale; (bound form) wild; violent; unrestrained; furious

Etymology

Storm 猋 winds 风; 猋 also provides the pronunciation

About

飙 describes a whirlwind, violent storm, or swift, ferocious movement. It is a phono-semantic compound: the wind radical 风 places it among meteorological phenomena, while the phonetic 猋 (biāo), three dogs running, adds a sense of speed and turbulence. The traditional form 飆 uses the unsimplified radical 風 with the same phonetic. Together, the racing dogs and wind vividly evoke a chaotic, powerful gale.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

他在路上飙车。

Tā zài lùshàng biāochē.

He is racing on the road.

她唱歌时飙高音。

Tā chànggē shí biāo gāoyīn.

She hits high notes when singing.

运动后他飙汗了。

Yùndòng hòu tā biāo hànle.

He sweated profusely after exercising.

看电影时她飙泪了。

Kàn diànyǐng shí tā biāo lèile.

She burst into tears while watching the movie.

物价飙升得很快。

Wùjià biāoshēng de hěn kuài.

Prices are soaring very quickly.

股票价格最近飙涨。

Gǔpiào jiàgé zuìjìn biāozhǎng.

Stock prices have skyrocketed recently.

赛车在赛道上飙速。

Sàichē zài sàidào shàng biāo sù.

The race car is speeding on the track.

由于需求增加，油价持续飙升。

Yóuyú xūqiú zēngjiā, yóujià chíxù biāoshēng.

Due to increased demand, oil prices continue to soar.

Related Characters

Component: 猋

Component: 风

飙