In a quick homage to the eruption of Mount Eyjafjallajökull (ayvah lowgh-k), and the subsequent travel disruption which has forced me to remain in Lijiang for the time being, when I had originally planned an all-too-rare visist home, I present the new character for the week:

ɣɰ55 bɣ33 hər33 nɰ33 k’æ55, ‘ashes in the wind’ or ‘swirling ash’, composed of the characters for ash (ɣɰ55), and for wind (hər33).