What 颼 means
It evokes a rushing wind sound, chill, or swift motion. In 颼颼, doubling imitates wind or rain; in 冷颼颼 or 涼颼颼, it describes a cold or cool draft. Older literary examples use one 颼 for something moving quickly through the air, such as a blade.
An early Chinese dictionary, 說文解字, completed around 100 CE, explains the related form 䬒 with 颼飂, a phrase for wind. That links this written-form family to wind sounds in early Chinese lexicography.
Why do I see 飕 instead?
颼 is Traditional; 飕 is its Simplified form. They are two written forms of the same word: Traditional Chinese texts use 颼, while Simplified Chinese uses 飕.
On its own, 颼 can feel literary. The surrounding words show whether it evokes sound, chill, or swift movement.
Traditional Chinese spelling; Simplified Chinese uses 飕. Alone, 颼 can feel literary.
Read the surrounding words: alone, 颼 can point to sound, chill, or quick motion.
Who writes 颼
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA rushing or whistling sound made by wind or rain.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 颼 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 颼
- Search it as
- sou · sōu · 飕 · 飕飕 · 颼颼 · 冷颼颼 · 涼颼颼
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
颼\98BCCodes and encoding1 code points
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