霍 huò quickly
quickly; suddenly; surname
怎么记住“霍”: 雨 rain + 隹 short-tailed bird = quickly. The first drop of rain hits the square and every short-tailed bird flies up quickly, like a grey cloud.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
霍 = 雨 rain + 隹 short-tailed bird
- 雨 rain meaning
- 隹 short-tailed bird meaning
The first drop of rain hits the square and every short-tailed bird flies up quickly, like a grey cloud.
How it came to be
It is built from rain and a bird, which together give the meaning.
用法
- A surname, and the root of 挥霍 (huīhuò) to squander/blow money: 挥霍无度 (huīhuò wúdù) to spend recklessly without limit.
- Also 霍乱 (huòluàn) cholera, and 霍然 (huòrán) suddenly (of recovery or realization).
- The core flavor is 'quick/sudden'; in 挥霍 it's money vanishing fast through careless hands.