Han character 飊

It writes the wind word found in 飆 in a different form.

A Han-era inscription on the Zhu Gui stele—a stone monument with carved writing—is cited as early evidence for 飊.

The Shuowen Jiezi, an early Chinese dictionary, explains 飆 as a swirling wind. The Guangyun, a later dictionary arranged by rhyme, glosses 飊 as wind and notes 飈 as a common form. In 飆車, the family also evokes high-speed driving, an extension of the forceful-wind sense rather than a meaning unique to 飊.

Is 飊 the same as 飆?

Yes: 飊 is a variant spelling of 飆.

In 飆, 風 supplies the wind element and 猋 supplies the sound. Older dictionary explanations also connect 猋 with a pack of running dogs and with a whirlwind.

飊 uses 焱—the component made of three fire shapes—where 飆 uses 猋. This graphic change belongs to the variant spelling; it does not add a fire meaning.

What does 飊 signal in a message?

It signals a variant spelling of the same wind word.

If someone writes 飊, read it as the wind word unless the sentence gives a narrower sense. The unusual spelling may preserve a source or reflect a deliberate historical choice.