sōu

sound of wind

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
风 meaning component

  Meaning component

fēng

  

wind

叟 sound component

  Sound component

sǒu

  

old man

Evolution

飕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
飕 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
飕 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

sōu

sound of wind; blow chilly; to blow (as of wind); sough

Most common words with 飕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

冷飕飕

chilled to the bone

飕飕

sound of the wind blowing or rain falling

sough