1. Pronunciation of whistling: xiào
2. Interpretation:
1. The (human) mouth makes a long and crisp sound; Whistle: climb high ~.
2. (The beast) stretched his voice and called: Tiger ~. Birds ~.
3. It generally refers to making a long and sharp sound: wind. The plane flew over the top of the air.
etymological explanation:
"Xiao" is a variant of "Yan". Owe, which is not only the sound side but also the shape side, is the ellipsis of "sigh" and expresses chanting. Yan, Shu Wen (Su, solemn) (owe, that is, the omission of "sigh", chanting) means solemn chanting.
the variant "Xiao" in seal script uses "kou" (summoning) instead of "? "owe" ("sigh") emphasizes the meaning of "open your mouth and call loudly". Original meaning of word-making: verb. In the ceremony, the ancient palace loudly called for officials in a solemn and sighing tone.
after the transformation, regular script will be written in the form of seal script. Simplified regular script is based on the analogy simplification rules, and the characters in the regular regular script are written.
attachment 1? Classical Chinese version of "Shuo Wen Jie Zi": Xiao, blowing sound also. From the mouth, Su Sheng. I never owe you anything. ? ?
attachment 2? Vernacular version of Shuo Wen Jie Zi: Xiao, whistle. The glyph uses the word "mouth" as the side and the word "su" as the side. "Xi", which is the word "Xiao" in the writing style, uses "owe" as the side. ?
Extended information:
1. Evolution of glyphs:
2. Related words:
1. Wuthering [hū xiào]?
make a high and long sound: the north wind. The shells passed overhead.
2. Whistling [xiào míng]?
howling: the north wind.
3. [xiào jù] [xià oju]?
Greet each other and gather together: ~ Mountain forest.
4. [xiào ào] [xiaoao]?
refers to being free and unfettered by manners and customs (mostly refers to the life of a hermit): ~ Lin Quan.
5. Call Xiao [ji ao xi ao]?
roar: the river is rushing in the canyon.
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