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sǔn

Meanings

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sǔn
  1. 1.falcon
  2. 2.Taiwan pr. [zhǔn]

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  1. 1.falcon
  2. 2.dull and not speaking
  3. 3.sound made by a fast-moving object: zoom
  4. 4.sound of sniffing one's nose: sniffle

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Etymology

The upper component is a reference to a bird with a short tail, in this case a falcon, and is used both as a semantic and phonetic component. Originally, it was written as 鵻. Then it became 隼 and eventually 鶽.

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