翼

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

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HSK 3.0: Level 7–9
Old HSK: Level 6
Strokes: 17
Radical: 羽 +11
Structure: Top–bottom 上下
Traditional: 翼
Common rank: #1,311
Unicode: U+7FFC

Formation & memory

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How 翼 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

羽 meaning “wings” + 異 sound

Components 羽異

How to remember it

wings · Heisig RSH #2766

wings + brains + 共 together

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 翼

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

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

Sound family

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
異 sound part	—	different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising
冀	jì	to hope for; to wish; Hebei province