Origin

The kanji combines a wing radical on the right, which points to the meaning of flying or fluttering motion, with a sound hint on the left that suggests how to pronounce it. The wing component makes sense because flipping and waving both involve quick, repeated movements like a bird's wings beating. The left component doesn't contribute to the meaning directly — it's just there to help you remember the sound "ホン" or "ハン". Together, the visual idea of wings moving captures the core sense of turning over, waving, and fluttering.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).