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The character 飕 (traditional form 颼) is a phono-semantic compound with the wind radical 风 (風) on the left, indicating its semantic category, and the component 叟 (sǒu) on the right, providing the phonetic element. Its core meaning describes the whistling sound of a brisk or gusting wind. Historically used in literary contexts to depict such atmospheric conditions, it often pairs with other wind-related characters to form onomatopoeic binomials that evoke the auditory sensation of cold or autumnal winds.
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