Chinese Word: 翼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

翼HSK 6

Pinyin: yì

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

Chinese Definition:
①翅膀：翼翅。比翼双飞。卵翼。羽翼。翼护。翼蔽。
②左右两侧中的一侧：左翼。侧翼。
③帮助，辅佐：翼助。
④古同“翌”，明天，明年。
⑤星名，二十八宿之一。
⑥(翼翼)a。谨慎，如“小心翼翼”；b。严整有秩序；c。繁盛，众多。
⑦姓氏。

Total strokes: 18; Radical: 羽

Pictophonetic:異 indicates the sound; 羽 (wings) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 羽 [ yǔ ] feather, plume; wings
- 異 [ yì ] different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising

Similar Characters: 糞

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右翼	yòu yì	the right flank; (politically) right-wing
小心翼翼HSK 6	xiǎo xīn yì yì	cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously
左翼	zuǒ yì	left-wing (political)
羽翼	yǔ yì	wing; (fig.) assistant
机翼	jī yì	wing (of an aircraft)

1		ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 bǐ yì shuāng fēi 比翼双飞 dào 到 tiān jì 天际。 Let's reach for the sky together.
2		tā 她 xiǎo xīn yì yì 小心翼翼 de 地 kòng zhì 控制 chē sù 车速 yǐ miǎn 以免 zhuàng 撞 shàng 上 xíng rén 行人。 She cautiously controlled the car speed to avoid hitting pedestrians.