Ideographic: Birds 隹 caught in a sudden storm 雨Radical:

meaning for huò:

  • - suddenly
  • - surname Huoto squander money
  • - extravagant
  • - prodigal
  • - free and easy
  • - agilecholerasuddenly
  • - quicklylit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
  • - fig. to prepare to attack
  • - to be getting ready for battleFerdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 丝绸之路