Dong Chinese dictionary

piāo

whirlwind

Phonosemantic compound. 风 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound. Simplified form of 飄.

Components

风 Meaning component

fēng

wind

票 Sound component

piào

slip of paper or bamboo

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

piāo

whirlwind, cyclone; floating; to float

piāo

variant of 飄|飘[piāo]

Most common words with 飘

Sources