疾风 (jí fēng) — strong wind; gale

Definition

noun
strong windgale
Measure word · 阵

Examples

  • 疾风，。
    Wài miàn guā zhe jí fēng, zuì hǎo bú yào chū mén.
    There's a strong wind outside; it's best not to go out.
  • 疾风，。
    jí fēng Zhī jìng cǎo, lù yáo zhī mǎ lì.
    A strong wind tests the strength of grass; a long journey tests the endurance of a horse.
  • 疾风，。
    Qì xiàng yù bào shuō jīn tiān yǒu jí fēng, qǐng guān hǎo mén chuāng.
    The weather forecast says there will be a gale today; please close your windows and doors.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

疾jíswift
风fēngwind

A swift quality with wind names a strong wind or gale.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

疾 combines 疒, showing illness, with a form showing an arrow flying toward a person, giving the sense of fast.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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