Definitions
soughing of wind
Etymology
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The character "飗" derives from its traditional form "飀", both structured as phono-semantic compounds where the radical "风" denotes the semantic association with wind and the component "刘" acts as a phonetic indicator for the sound "liú". This character was created to explicitly represent the sound of wind, typically employed in the reduplicated expression "飗飗" to describe its acoustics or movement. The transition from "飀" to "飗" involved simplifying the phonetic element from "劉" to "刘", reflecting a broader pattern in character modification, while its core meaning related to wind has remained consistent in literary applications.