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飑 is a phono-semantic compound where the wind radical 风 (fēng) provides the semantic category of weather and atmospheric phenomena, paired with the phonetic element 包 (bāo). Its traditional form, 颮, uses the unsimplified radical 風. The character specifically denotes a sudden, violent gust, squall, or whirlwind. The phonetic component 包 visually suggests a bursting or wrapping motion, reinforcing the meaning of an abrupt and intense wind event used in meteorological contexts and dramatic literary descriptions.
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