翼
wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; old variant of 翌
17 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,311 U+7FFC
How 翼 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
羽 (semantic, “wings”) + 異 (phonetic)
How to remember it
wings · Heisig RSH #2766
wings + brains + 共 together
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 異
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 異 (—) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 異 sound component | — | different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising |
| 冀 | jì | to hope for; to wish; Hebei province |
Words containing 翼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水平尾翼 | shuǐ píng wěi yì | (aviation) tailplane; horizontal stabilizer |
| 单翼飞机 | dān yì fēi jī | monoplane |
| 不翼而飞 | bù yì ér fēi | to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast; to spread like wild… |
| 翼城县 | Yì chéng Xiàn | Yicheng, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 中国左翼作家联盟 | Zhōng guó Zuǒ yì Zuò jiā Lián méng | the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930 |
| 双翼飞机 | shuāng yì fēi jī | biplane |
| 翼手龙 | yì shǒu lóng | pterodactyl |
| 翼子板 | yì zi bǎn | (PRC) fender (automotive) |
| 比翼双飞 | bǐ yì shuāng fēi | lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom); fig. two hearts beating as one; name o… |
| 太阳翼 | tài yáng yì | solar panel |
| 赫伯斯翼龙 | Hè bó sī yì lóng | Herbstosaurus (genus of pterosaur) |
| 无齿翼龙 | Wú chǐ yì lóng | Pteranodon (genus of pterosaur) |
| 察哈尔右翼中旗 | Chá hā ěr yòu yì zhōng qí | Chahar Right Center banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 l… |
| 水翼船 | shuǐ yì chuán | hydrofoil |
| 察哈尔右翼后旗 | Chá hā ěr yòu yì hòu qí | Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan… |
| 张天翼 | Zhāng Tiān yì | Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985), children's writer, author of prize-winning fairy tale Secret of … |
| 察哈尔右翼前旗 | Chá hā ěr yòu yì qián qí | Chahar Right Front banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 l… |
| 大政翼赞会 | Dà zhèng Yì zàn huì | Taisei Yokusankai, Japanese fascist organization created in 1940 |
| 比翼齐飞 | bǐ yì qí fēi | to fly wing to wing (idiom); two hearts beating as one; (of a couple) inseparable |
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎo xīn yì yì | (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent |