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霍 combines 雨 (yǔ, rain) at the top and 隹 (zhuī, a short-tailed bird) below, depicting birds caught in a sudden storm. The image of birds scattering in rapid, panicked flight to escape a heavy downpour gives the character its core meaning of suddenness and quickness. This sense of abrupt onset was later applied medically to name cholera, a disease marked by an unexpectedly swift and severe progression.
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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。
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