翼

yì

alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)

surname Yi; wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; old variant of 翌

feathers (羽) + sound (異) = wing

羽 provides the core meaning of feathers or wings. 異 mainly contributes the sound yì; the feathered radical carries the idea of a wing's structure and motion.

羽+異→翼
異DifferentPhonetic
羽FeathersSemantic

这架飞机的机翼设计非常特别。

zhè jià fēijī de jīyì shèjì fēicháng tèbié。

The wing design of this airplane is very special.

那只鸟展开双翼,飞向远处的天空。

nà zhī niǎo zhǎnkāi shuāngyì,fēi xiàng yuǎnchù de tiānkōng。

That bird spread both wings and flew toward the distant sky.

Words with 翼

旋翼

xuán yì

rotor wing

机翼

jī yì

wing (of an aircraft)

不翼而飞

bù yì ér fēi

to disappear without trace

如虎添翼

rú hǔ tiān yì

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings

极右翼

jí yòu yì

extreme right (politics)

右翼

yòu yì

the right flank

左翼

zuǒ yì

left-wing (political)

双翼飞机

shuāng yì fēi jī

biplane

惊恐翼龙

jīng kǒng yì lóng

Phobetor (genus of pterodactyloid pterosaur)

鼻翼

bí yì

the wing of the nose

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

前掠翼

qián lüè yì

swept-forward wing (on jet fighter)

More characters with 羽

蹋溻塌褟栩诩翌