颭
sway in wind
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Readings
On'yomi
- セン
Kun'yomi
- そよぐ
Meaning
颭 centers on gentle, wind-driven movement: something swaying or fluttering in a breeze.
Study
Etymology
颭 combines 風 (wind) with 占, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses the idea of something moving or swaying in the wind.
Meaning mnemonic
The wind enclosure 風 wraps around 占, like a breeze gently swaying a fortune-teller's banner. Picture the banner fluttering softly in the wind.
Reading mnemonic
For セン, imagine a thousand (千, せん) blades of grass all swaying together in the wind: 千 -> セン, and the whole field moves as one.