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The character 飗 describes the continuous blowing of wind and functions as a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component is the wind radical 风, while 留 provides the phonetic sound. In its traditional form 飀, the structure is identical, using the unsimplified wind radical 風 alongside the same phonetic element. Historically, the character was used to capture the auditory sensation of a breeze or gust, serving as a poetic descriptor for wind phenomena. Its core meaning remains focused on the sound and action of wind, with little metaphorical extension beyond this meteorological context.