What is the difference between 颻 and 飘?

Both mean to flutter or float, but 颻 is more literary and poetic, often used in classical contexts, while 飘 is more common in modern usage.

Is 颻 suitable for names?

Yes, it creates elegant, poetic names, though it's quite rare in modern naming. It conveys grace, freedom, and ethereal beauty.

It often appears in poetic compounds describing graceful movement, particularly in classical literature and dance descriptions.

颻Tone 2

yáo ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

To flutter;

to float;

to drift;

to sway in the wind.

To flutterto floatto drift

Fluttering in the windDancing and flutteringFluttering sleevesFluttering gentlyFluttering freelyFluttering gracefully

Often used in classical Chinese poetry to describe graceful, floating movements.
Associated with ethereal beauty and freedom of movement in traditional aesthetics.
Frequently appears in descriptions of dancers, immortals, or natural phenomena like falling leaves or floating objects.