zhòu

sudden

unexpected; abrupt; suddenly; Taiwan pr. [zou4]

horse (马) + phonetic 聚 = a horse's sudden bolt

马 gives the image of a horse bolting into sudden motion; 聚 is there mainly for the sound zhòu, not its meaning of gathering.

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HorseSemantic

外面然下起了大雨。

wài miàn zhòu rán xià qǐ le dà yǔ。

Outside, a heavy rain suddenly started falling.

今天气温降,大家要多穿衣服。

jīn tiān qì wēn zhòu jiàng,dà jiā yào duō chuān yī fú。

Today the temperature dropped abruptly, everyone should wear more clothes.

Words with 骤

骤死

zhòu sǐ

sudden death (play-off in sporting competition)

骤死式

zhòu sǐ shì

sudden death style play-off (sporting competition)

骤减

zhòu jiǎn

to decrease rapidly; to plummet

骤然

zhòu rán

suddenly

骤变

zhòu biàn

to change suddenly; to change abruptly

骤降

zhòu jiàng

to fall rapidly

骤雨

zhòu yǔ

shower

分步骤

fēn bù zhòu

step by step

心脏骤停

xīn zàng zhòu tíng

cardiac arrest

急骤

jí zhòu

rapid

暴风骤雨

bào fēng zhòu yǔ

violent wind and rainstorm

步骤

bù zhòu

procedure

More characters with 马