翼

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Translingual

Han character

翼 (Kangxi radical 124, 羽+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 尸一田廿金 (SMWTC), four-corner 1780₁, composition ⿱羽異)

Derived characters

• 𰃇 瀷 龮 㢞

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 959, character 34
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28801
• Dae Jaweon: page 1406, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3356, character 1
• Unihan data for U+7FFC

Chinese

trad.		翼
simp. #		翼
2nd round simp.		𰭝
alternative forms		𩙺 𮊾 1981 2nd round simp.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (異) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
禩	*ljɯʔ
異	*lɯɡs
潩	*lɯɡs, *lɯɡ
廙	*lɯɡs, *lɯɡ
趩	*l̥ʰɯɡ
瀷	*l̥ʰjɯɡ, *lɯɡ
翼	*lɯɡ
熼	*lɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lɯɡ) : semantic 羽 + phonetic 異 (OC *lɯɡs).

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak ~ C-jak (“arm, hand, wing”), especially if the Old Chinese is reconstructed with *l- (Schuessler, 2007; Handel, 2009). Cognate with 腋 (OC *laːɡ, “armpit”), Tibetan ལག་པ (lag pa, “hand, arm”), Burmese လက် (lak, “hand, arm”).

However, Baxter and Sagart (2014) reconstruct the Old Chinese with *-p instead of *-k because of evidence from the oracle bones, making it difficult to compare to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak. The shift from the original version *ɢrəp to a later version *ɢrək is due to dialectal variation.

Sagart (2020) proposes a revised Old Chinese reconstruction *m-rəp, which he compares to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/b-ram (“rib”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yì (yi⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yi⁴

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jik⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yet⁴

• Gan (Wiktionary): it⁷
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yi̍t

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yid⁶

• Jin (Wiktionary): i³
• Northern Min (KCR): siē / ī
• Eastern Min (BUC): sĭk / ĭk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): si̍t / e̍k / ia̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sig⁸ / sêg⁸ / êg⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸yiq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): i⁴ / ie⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yì
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴
    • Yale: yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih
    • Palladius: и (i)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yi⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: i
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jik⁶
    • Yale: yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yet⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jet̚²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: it⁷
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /it̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: id
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /it̚⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)id
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)it̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /it̚⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: i³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /i⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: siē / ī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siɛ⁵⁵/, /i⁵⁵/

Note:

• siē - vernacular;
• ī - literary.

• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭk / ĭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siʔ⁵/, /iʔ⁵/

Note:

• sĭk - vernacular;
• ĭk - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sit
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /sit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Longyan): /sit̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /sit̚⁴³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e̍k
    • Tâi-lô: i̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ek
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: ia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iak
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /iak̚²⁴/

Note:

• si̍t - vernacular;
• e̍k/ia̍k - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: sig⁸ / sêg⁸ / êg⁸
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si̍k / se̍k / e̍k
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sik̚⁴/, /sek̚⁴/, /ek̚⁴/

Note:

• sig8/sêg8 - vernacular (sêg8 - Jieyang);
• êg8 - literary.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸yiq
    • MiniDict: yih^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhiq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɪʔ¹²/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: i⁴ / ie⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁴⁵/, /i̯e̞⁴⁵/

Note:

• i4 - literary;
• ie4 - vernacular (used in 翼胛).

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• Middle Chinese: yik

Rime
Character	翼
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	與職切
Baxter	yik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/iek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jik̚/
Li Rong	/iək̚/
Wang Li	/jĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jik6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢʷrəp/

  (Zhengzhang): /*lɯɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	翼
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yì
Middle Chinese	‹ yik ›
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷrəp/ (dialect: *-p > *-k)
English	wing
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	翼
Reading #	1/1
No.	15108
Phonetic component	異
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	弋
Old Chinese	/*lɯɡ/

Definitions

翼

1. (literary or dialectal) wing (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 對／对 c)

   • 唯龍無翼者，升則乘雲 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     唯龙无翼者，升则乘云 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 80 CE, 王充 (Wang Chong), 《論衡·道虛篇》

     wéi lóng wú yì zhě, shēng zé chéngyún [Pinyin]

     only dragons do not have wings; when they ascend they ride upon the clouds

2. wing (of an airplane)
3. (figurative) wing; flank

   右翼  ―  yòuyì  ―  right-wing (politics); right flank (military)

4. (Chinese astronomy) the Wings mansion, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions
5. (literary, or in compounds) to assist
6. a surname: Yi

Synonyms

• (wing):

Dialectal synonyms of 翅膀 (“wing (of a bird or insect)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		翼, 翅, 羽, 翎, 𦑜, 翮 of a bird
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		翅膀, 翼, 翅, 翼翅, 羽翼
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	翅膀兒, 翅膀子, 膀兒, 翅兒
	Taiwan	翅膀
	Harbin	翅膀兒
	Malaysia	翅膀
	Singapore	翅膀
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	翅膀
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	翅膀兒, 翅子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	翅膀
	Wanrong	翅關
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	翅膀
	Zhengzhou	翅膀
	Xi'an	翅膀
	Xining	膀膀
	Xuzhou	翅膀, 翅膀子, 翅膀兒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	膀子, 翅膀, 翅膀兒, 翅膀膀兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	膀子
	Lanzhou	膀子
	Ürümqi	膀子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	翅膀兒, 翅膀
	Muli	翅膀
	Wuhan	翅膀
	Guiyang	翅膀
	Guilin	翅膀, 翅拐
	Liuzhou	翅膀
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	翅膀
	Yangzhou	翅膀
	Nantong	翅刮
	Hefei	翅膀子, 膀子
	Huanggang	翅桿
Mandarin	Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)	膀子
	Nanping (Yanping)	翅膀
Cantonese	Guangzhou	翼
	Hong Kong	翼
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	翼
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	翼
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	翼
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	翼
	Macau	翼
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	翼
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	翼
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	翼
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	翼
	Foshan	翼
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	翼
	Foshan (Shunde)	翼
	Foshan (Sanshui)	翼
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	翼
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	翼
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	翼
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	翼
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	翼
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	翼
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	翼
	Taishan	翼
	Kaiping (Chikan)	翼
	Enping (Niujiang)	翼
	Heshan (Yayao)	翼
	Dongguan	翼
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	翼
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	翼
	Yangjiang	翼
	Nanning	翼
	Wuzhou	翼
	Yulin	翼
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	翼
	Danzhou	翼
	Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	翼
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	翼
	Singapore (Guangfu)	翼
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	翼
	Yangon (Taishan)	翼
	Mandalay (Taishan)	翼
Gan	Nanchang	翼膀, 翅膀
	Lichuan	翼, 翼膀
	Pingxiang	翼胛, 翼巴
Hakka	Meixian	翼胛
	Xingning	翼拍
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	翼
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	翼盼
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	翼盼
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	翼
	Huidong (Daling)	翼拍
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	翼
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	翼拍
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	翼
	Boluo (Bendihua)	翼, 翼拍
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	翼
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	翼
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	翼
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	翼拍
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	翼拍
	Wuhua (Changbu)	翼拍
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	翼拍
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	翼膀
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	翼拍
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	翼
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	翼
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	翼
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	翼膀
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	翼
	Wengyuan	翼
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	翼拍
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	翼
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	翼拍
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	翼, 翅
	Liannan	翼
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	翼
	Jiexi	翼
	Luhe	翼
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	翼
	Changting	翼拍
	Wuping	翼胛
	Wuping (Yanqian)	翼胛
	Wuping (Pingyu)	翼拍
	Liancheng	翼汗
	Ninghua	翼拍, 翼胛
	Yudu	翅膀, 翼膀
	Ningdu	翼拍
	Ruijin	翼拍
	Shicheng	翼拍, 翼膀
	Shangyou (Shexi)	翼膀
	Tonggu (Sandu)	翼拍
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	翅膀
	Dayu	翅膀
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	翼胛
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	翼胛
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	翼胛
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	翼胛
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	翼胛
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	翼
	Hong Kong	翼
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	翼
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	翼
	Xinyi (Sihe)	翼
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	翼
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	翼
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	翼
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	翼
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	翼
Lianjiang (Qingping)	翼
Mengshan (Xihe)	翼
Luchuan	翼
Luchuan (Daqiao)	翼
Sabah (Longchuan)	翼
Senai (Huiyang)	翼
Singkawang	翼
Huizhou	Jixi	翼梭
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	翼膀, 肘翼, 肘翼膀
	Yixian	脊
	Qimen	翅翼, 翅扇, 翅扇兒
	Wuyuan	翼膀
	Fuliang	翅翼兒
Jin	Taiyuan	翅膀
	Xinzhou	翅膀
	Hohhot	翅膀, 膀子, 翅翅
Northern Min	Jian'ou	翼
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	翼
	Songxi	刻
	Zhenghe	翼
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	翼匹
	Jianyang	刻
	Wuyishan	刻
	Pucheng (Shibei)	刻
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	翼, 翼翼
	Fuzhou (Changle)	翼
	Fuqing	翼, 翼翼
	Yongtai	翼胛
	Gutian	翼
	Fu'an	翼
	Ningde	翼
	Shouning	翼髀
	Zhouning	翼
	Fuding	翼膀
	Matsu	翼
Southern Min	Xiamen	翼, 翼股, 翼仔
	Quanzhou	翼, 翼股, 翼仔
	Jinjiang	翼股
	Zhangzhou	翼, 翼股, 翼仔
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	翼胛
	Dongshan	翼
	Kaohsiung	翼仔
	Yilan	翼
	Changhua (Lukang)	翼
	Taichung	翼
	Taichung (Wuqi)	翼股
	Tainan	翼仔
	Taitung	翼
	Hsinchu	翼
	Penghu (Magong)	翼
	Penang (Hokkien)	翼
	Singapore (Hokkien)	翼
	Manila (Hokkien)	翼, 翼股
	Longyan	翼股
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	翼
	Datian	翼
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	翼
	Chaozhou	翼
	Shantou	翼
	Jieyang	翼
	Bangkok (Teochew)	翼
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	翼
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	翼
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	翼
	Singapore (Teochew)	翼
	Leizhou	翼
	Wenchang	翼
	Haikou	翼
	Singapore (Hainanese)	翼
Puxian Min	Putian	翼
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	翼, 翼股
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	翼
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	翼
	Xianyou	翼
	Xianyou (Fengting)	翼
	Xianyou (Youyang)	翼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	翼, 翅膀
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	翅膀
Wu	Shanghai	翅膀, 翨𦑜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	扇肩
	Suzhou	翅膀, 翨𦑜
	Wuxi	翅膀
	Danyang	翅膀
	Hangzhou	翼翅膀
	Ningbo	翼梢, 翼梢膀
	Wenzhou	翼, 翼膀
	Jinhua	翼膀
Xiang	Changsha	翼胛, 翅膀
	Xiangtan	翼胛
	Loudi	翼胛
	Shuangfeng	翼胛
	Quanzhou	翅桿, 翅膀

• (to help):

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• 佐理 (zuǒlǐ) (literary, with a task)
• 使勁／使劲 (shǐjìn)
• 加勢／加势 (jiāshì)
• 助 (zhù)
• 助力 (zhùlì)
• 助理 (zhùlǐ)
• 助益 (zhùyì) (literary)
• 匡助 (kuāngzhù) (literary)
• 協助／协助 (xiézhù)
• 參佐／参佐 (cānzuǒ) (literary)
• 增援 (zēngyuán, “to provide reinforcements”)
• 幫／帮 (bāng)
• 幫助／帮助 (bāngzhù)
• 幫同／帮同 (bāngtóng) (literary)
• 幫寸／帮寸 (bāngcùn)
• 幫帶／帮带 (bāngdài)
• 幫忙／帮忙 (bāngmáng)
• 幫手／帮手 (bong¹ sau²) (Cantonese)
• 幫扶／帮扶 (bāngfú)
• 幫襯／帮衬 (bāngchèn)
• 幫贈／帮赠 (Hokkien)
• 扶
• 扶助 (fúzhù)
• 扶持 (fúchí)
• 扶掖 (fúyè) (formal)
• 拉巴 (dialectal)
• 挺 (tǐng)
• 援助 (yuánzhù)
• 𢯭手 (Hakka)
• 支助 (zhīzhù) (literary)
• 支持 (zhīchí)
• 支援 (zhīyuán)
• 救 (jiù)
• 相幫／相帮 (xiāngbāng) (dialectal)
• 相輔／相辅 (Teochew)
• 聲援／声援 (shēngyuán, “to express support for”)
• 臂助 (bìzhù) (literary)
• 補益／补益 (bǔyì)
• 補臺／补台 (bǔtái) (mainland China)
• 贈力／赠力 (Hokkien)
• 贈助／赠助 (Hokkien)
• 贊喙／赞喙 (“to express support for”) (Hokkien)
• 贈手／赠手 (Hokkien)
• 贊聲／赞声 (“to express support for”) (Hokkien)
• 輔助／辅助 (fǔzhù)
• 陪 (péi) (literary, or in compounds)
• 鬥幫贈／斗帮赠 (Hokkien)
• 鬥相共／斗相共 (Hokkien)
• 鬥跤手／斗跤手 (Hokkien)
• 鬥跤搭／斗跤搭 (Hokkien)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to help”):

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• 妨礙／妨碍 (fáng'ài)
• 干擾 (gānrǎo)
• 搗亂／捣乱 (dǎoluàn)
• 阻礙／阻碍 (zǔ'ài)

 

Compounds

• 不翼而飛／不翼而飞 (bùyì'érfēi)
• 伏翼
• 側翼／侧翼 (cèyì)
• 兢兢翼翼
• 兩翼／两翼 (liǎngyì)
• 冰翼紙／冰翼纸
• 副翼 (fùyì)
• 勵翼／励翼
• 十翼
• 卵翼 (luǎnyì)
• 卵翼之恩
• 右翼 (yòuyì)
• 右翼分子 (yòuyì fènzǐ)
• 垂頭搨翼／垂头拓翼
• 天生羽翼
• 如虎傅翼
• 如虎得翼
• 如虎添翼 (rúhǔtiānyì)
• 如虎生翼
• 安定翼
• 小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīnyìyì)
• 尾翼 (wěiyì)
• 屋翼
• 左右翼
• 左翼 (zuǒyì)
• 後掠翼／后掠翼
• 戢翼
• 戢鱗潛翼／戢鳞潜翼
• 扶危翼傾／扶危翼倾
• 承翼
• 折翼
• 扶翼 (fúyì)
• 拊翼
• 振翼
• 振鱗奮翼／振鳞奋翼
• 攀鱗附翼／攀鳞附翼
• 旋翼
• 服翼
• 毋翼而飛／毋翼而飞
• 比翼 (bǐyì)
• 比翼連枝／比翼连枝
• 比翼雙飛／比翼双飞 (bǐyìshuāngfēi)
• 比翼鳥／比翼鸟 (bǐyìniǎo)
• 水翼船
• 滑翔翼
• 為虎傅翼／为虎傅翼
• 為虎添翼／为虎添翼
• 無翼而飛／无翼而飞
• 無翼鳥／无翼鸟 (wúyìniǎo)
• 燕翼
• 燕翼詒謀／燕翼诒谋
• 爾雅翼／尔雅翼
• 皮翼獸／皮翼兽
• 皮翼目
• 萬里鵬翼／万里鹏翼
• 紛紛翼翼／纷纷翼翼
• 羽翼 (yǔyì)
• 羽翼已成
• 翕翼
• 翼亮
• 翼側／翼侧 (yìcè)
• 翼卵
• 翼室
• 翼戴
• 翼手目
• 翼手類／翼手类
• 翼手龍／翼手龙 (yìshǒulóng)
• 翼日
• 翼琴
• 翼瓣
• 翼翼 (yìyì)
• 翼翼小心
• 胡林翼
• 與虎添翼／与虎添翼
• 彪虎生翼
• 蟬翼／蝉翼 (chányì)
• 補助翼／补助翼 (bǔzhùyì)
• 襟翼
• 贊翼／赞翼
• 趙翼／赵翼
• 輔翼／辅翼 (fǔyì)
• 連枝比翼／连枝比翼
• 雁行折翼
• 飄翼舵／飘翼舵
• 鼓翼
• 鼻翼 (bíyì)
• 龍翰鳳翼／龙翰凤翼

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (翼):

• → Japanese: 翼(よく) (yoku)
• → Korean: 익(翼) (ik)

→ Translingual: Yi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): iah⁸

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iah⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ia̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaʔ⁴/

Definitions

翼

1. (Teochew) moth (insect of the order Lepidoptera)

Synonyms

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• 撲棱蛾子／扑棱蛾子 (pūlēng'ézi) (Northern China, dialectal Mandarin)
• 白翼仔 (Hakka)
• 蛾 (é)
• 蛾子 (ézi)
• 蝶仔 (Hokkien)
• 飛蛾／飞蛾 (fēi'é)

 

References

• “翼”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	翼
Kyūjitai	翼󠄄 翼+󠄄? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

翼

(Jōyō kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: いき (iki)
• Kan-on: よく (yoku, Jōyō)
• Kun: つばさ (tsubasa, 翼, Jōyō)、たすける (tasukeru, 翼ける)
• Nanori: すけ (suke)、たすく (tasuku)、つばさ (tsubasa)

Compounds

Compounds

• 翼(よく)賛(さん) (yokusan)
• 翼(よく)成(せい) (yokusei)
• 羽(う)翼(よく) (uyoku)
• 右(う)翼(よく) (uyoku, “right flank”)
• 鶴(かく)翼(よく) (kakuyoku)
• 銀(ぎん)翼(よく) (gin'yoku)
• 左(さ)翼(よく) (sayoku, “left flank”)
• 主(しゅ)翼(よく) (shuyoku)
• 比(ひ)翼(よく) (hiyoku)
• 尾(び)翼(よく) (biyoku)
• 鼻(び)翼(よく) (biyoku)
• 扶(ふ)翼(よく) (fuyoku, “assistance”)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
翼
つばさ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
翅

/tubasa/ → /t͡subasa/

From Old Japanese.

Possibly a shift from a compound of 鳥(と) (to, “bird”) + 総(ふさ) (fusa, “tassel”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つばさ [tsùbásá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨba̠sa̠]

Noun

翼(つばさ) • (tsubasa) 

1. a wing (of a bird or bat)
   • 2015 September 19, “輝(き)銀(ぎん)の天空船(スカイシップ)－レオ号(ごう)”, in EXTRA PACK 2015, Konami:

     輝(き)銀(ぎん)の翼(つばさ)は栄(えい)光(こう)の印(しるし)。
     その証(あかし)は言(こと)葉(ば)によって語(かた)られる。

     Kigin no tsubasa wa eikō no shirushi.
     Sono akashi wa kotoba ni yotte katarareru.

     Her silvery wings display her glory.
     The proof of her glories are told in legend.

2. (by extension) a bird

   Synonyms: 鳥 (tori), 鳥類 (chōrui)

3. (aviation) an airfoil, wing
4. (by extension) an aircraft

See also

• 羽(はね) (hane)

Proper noun

翼(つばさ) • (Tsubasa) 

1. a male or female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
翼
よく Grade: S
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 翼 (MC yik).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よく [yóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

翼(よく) • (yoku) 

1. a wing (of a bird or insect)

   Synonym: 羽翼 (uyoku)

2. (aviation) an airfoil
3. (military) a flank
4. a blade (of a propeller, turbine, etc.) with the same cross section of an aircraft wing

Counter

翼(よく) • (-yoku) 

1. counter for wings of birds
2. (by extension) counter for birds
3. counter for boats

   Synonyms: 隻 (seki), 艘 (sō)

Affix

翼(よく) • (yoku) 

1. wing (of a bird, insect, aircraft, etc.)
2. (by extension) something overhanging both left and right, like a wing
3. assist, help, support

Proper noun

翼(よく) • (Yoku) 

1. (Chinese astronomy) the Wings constellation, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions

   Synonym: 襷星 (Tasukiboshi)

2. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
翼
Grade: S
nanori

Nominalization of classical verb 助く (tasuku), modern 助ける (tasukeru, “to assist, help; rescue, save”).

Proper noun

翼(たすく) • (Tasuku) 

1. a female given name

Korean

Hanja

翼 (eumhun 날개 익 (nalgae ik))

1. wings
2. fins (of a fish)
3. shelter

Old Japanese

Alternative forms

• 翅

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

翼 (tubasa) (kana つばさ)

1. a wing (of a bird)
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 10, poem 2238:
     , text here

     天飛也鴈之翅乃覆羽之何處漏香霜之零異牟

     amato₂bu ya kari no₂ tubasa no₂ opopi₁ba no₂ iduku morite ka simo no₂ purike₁mu

     Flying in the sky, a wild goose having wings; it's warming feather, that's leaking somewhere out there; a frost seems to have fallen.

Descendants

• Japanese: 翼 (つばさ, tsubasa)

Vietnamese

Han character

翼: Hán Nôm readings: dực

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