威风
wēi fēng · HSK 7
might
🦁 威 (might/awe) + 风 (wind) = an awe-inspiring force that sweeps in like wind
威 carries the sense of authority that commands awe; 风 is wind. Together 威风 names the impressive, commanding air a powerful figure gives off — like a general whose presence moves a room the way wind moves a field.
风 — 几 (table) + 虫 (insect)
Originally written 鳳 (phoenix), later simplified. The traditional form 風 contains 虫 (insect), reflecting an old belief that wind brought insects or that creatures stirred with the wind. The modern simplified 风 keeps 几 as an outer frame around 㐅.