yáo

飖

Character · VariantTraditional颻

variant used in 飘飖 (swaying)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

variant

variant of 飖, used in the word 飘飖 (to sway; to flutter)

archaic

This character is a variant form used in the disyllabic word 飘飖, which is a literary variant of 飘摇 meaning 'to sway' or 'to flutter in the wind'. It appears in classical literature and poetry.

Yáo颻
 ，
tóng同
 “
yáo飖
 ”
 ，
jiàn见
 “
piāo飘
yáo飖
 ”
 。

颻 is a variant of 飖, see 'piāo yáo'.

Piāo飘
yáo飖
xī兮
ruò若
liú流
fēng风
zhī之
huí回
xuě雪
 。

Floating and swaying like the swirling snow in the flowing wind.

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Jīng旌
qí旗
suí随
fēng风
yáo颻
yáng扬
 。

The banners fluttered in the wind.