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翅

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(bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)

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Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
10
Radical
羽 +4
Structure
Lower-left enclosure 左下包
Traditional
翅
Common rank
#797
Unicode
U+7FC5

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Formation & memory

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How 翅 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

羽 meaning “wings” + 支 sound ( zhī )

Components 支 羽

How to remember it

fins · Heisig RSH #1893

branch + wings

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 翅

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
高山金翅雀 gāo shān jīn chì què (bird species of China) yellow-breasted greenfinch (Chloris spinoides)
黑头金翅雀 hēi tóu jīn chì què (bird species of China) black-headed greenfinch (Chloris ambigua)
白翅交嘴雀 bái chì jiāo zuǐ què (bird species of China) two-barred crossbill; white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
金翅雀 jīn chì què (bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
白翅百灵 bái chì bǎi líng (bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)
同翅目 tóng chì mù Homoptera (insect suborder including cicadas, aphids, plant-hoppers, shield bugs etc)
翅子 chì zi shark's fin; wing; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
蓝翅八色鸟 lán chì bā sè niǎo (bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis)
无翅 wú chì wingless
鸡翅木 jī chì mù wenge or wengue (type of wood)
高山短翅莺 gāo shān duǎn chì yīng (bird species of China) russet bush warbler (Locustella mandelli)
红额金翅雀 hóng é jīn chì què (bird species of China) European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
金翅 jīn chì oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
白斑翅雪雀 bái bān chì xuě què (bird species of China) white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)
半翅目 bàn chì mù Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)
双翅目 shuāng chì mù Diptera (insect order including flies)
欧金翅雀 ōu jīn chì què (bird species of China) European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
直翅目 zhí chì mù Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)
中华短翅莺 Zhōng huá duǎn chì yīng (bird species of China) Chinese bush warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)
后翅 hòu chì back wing (of insect)

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 支 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
支 sound part zhī to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
技 jì ability, talent; skill, technique
鼓 gǔ drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
枝 zhī branches, limbs; to branch off
肢 zhī limbs
歧 qí to diverge, to fork; a branch; a side road
跂 qí to creep, to crawl
吱 zhī to chirp; to hiss; to squeak
岐 qí to diverge, to branch; the name of a mountain
豉 chǐ fermented beans
忮 zhì stubborn; perverse; aggressive
庋 guǐ cupboard, pantry
芰 jì water caltrop