颮
storm whirlwind
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Readings
On'yomi
- ヒョウ
Kun'yomi
- つむじかぜ
Meaning
颮 centers on a violent, rotating wind: a storm whirlwind or sudden gust that spins and strikes.
Study
Etymology
颮 combines 風 (wind) with 包, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of wrapping or enclosing, suggesting a wind that coils or whirls.
Meaning mnemonic
The wind enclosure 風 wraps around 包, like a storm wrapping itself into a tight whirlwind. Picture a spinning column of wind trapped inside a container.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒョウ, imagine a whirlwind howling like a hyena: hyena -> ヒョウ, and the storm spins with that wild sound.