Definitions
sound of a thing flying fast by; whoosh; cracking sound; Taiwan pr. [huò]
sound of flaying
Etymology
About
The character 砉 is a specialized onomatopoeia formed with the semantic radical 石 (stone) at the bottom and an upper component that provides the phonetic structure. It is used in literary contexts to denote sharp, sudden sounds, like tearing, the swift flight of an arrow, or a clean slicing motion. The stone radical implies a connection to the percussive noises of hard objects striking or scraping. This character is generally confined to descriptive, poetic, or archaic texts where the precise acoustic quality of a swift action needs emphasis.