翼(yì)

HSK 7-917 strokes

surname Yi

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Character information

Pinyin
yì
Meaning
surname Yi; alternative name for 绛, the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 翼 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱羽異

In this compound, the meaning comes from 羽 (wings); 異 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

羽yǔ異yì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 翼 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 翼

Common words using 翼 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bù不yì翼ér而fēi飞
HSK 7-9

to disappear without trace

Open 不翼而飞 page →
xiǎo小xīn心yì翼yì翼
HSK 7-9

(idiom) cautious; careful; prudent

Open 小心翼翼 page →
fù副yì翼

aileron (aeronautics)

Open 副翼 page →
yòu右yì翼

the right flank; (politically) right-wing

Open 右翼 page →
wěi尾yì翼

empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, ro…

Open 尾翼 page →
liǎng两yì翼

both wings (of a bird, aircraft or building); (military) both flanks

Open 两翼 page →
rú如hǔ虎tiān添yì翼

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings

Open 如虎添翼 page →
zuǒ左yì翼

left-wing (political)

Open 左翼 page →

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From 翼’s common words

不而飞小心副右尾

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