翼 (yì): alternative name for 絳|绛, the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC), wing, area surrounding the bullseye of a target
翼 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “alternative name for 絳|绛, the capital of the jin state during the spring and autumn period (770–475 bc).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 羽 (semantic) and 異 (phonetic). It ranks #1286 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 翼 wings. Its radical form 羽 (feather) appears in many related characters such as 翻 (fān, to turn over), 羽 (yǔ, feather), 耀 (yào, brilliant).
Definitions
- alternative name for 絳|绛, the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)
- wing
- area surrounding the bullseye of a target
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎo xīn yì yì | (idiom) cautious |
| 右翼 | yòu yì | the right flank |
| 左翼 | zuǒ yì | left-wing (political) |
| 机翼 | jī yì | wing (of an aircraft) |
| 不翼而飞 | bù yì ér fēi | to disappear without trace |
| 羽翼 | yǔ yì | wing |
| 尾翼 | wěi yì | empennage (of an aircraft) |
| 副翼 | fù yì | aileron (aeronautics) |
| 翼展 | yì zhǎn | wingspan |
| 翼龙 | yì lóng | pterosaur |
| 襟翼 | jīn yì | (aircraft) wing flap |
| 如虎添翼 | rú hǔ tiān yì | lit. like a tiger that has grown wings |
| 翼手龙 | yì shǒu lóng | pterodactyl |
| 鼻翼 | bí yì | the wing of the nose |
| 水翼船 | shuǐ yì chuán | hydrofoil |
翼 appears in 56 compound words: 20 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 41 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 翼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
to be together day and night; to help each other and move forward together
to be together day and night; to help each other and move forward together
Showing 5 of 6 idioms containing 翼.
Example Sentences
翼字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
yì zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "翼" has different usages in different contexts.
巴黎市长选举 左翼延续25年执政 垃圾和狗议题抢票
bā lí shì cháng xuǎn jǔ zuǒ yì yán xù 2 5 nián zhí zhèng lā jī hé gǒu yì tí qiǎng piào
Paris Mayoral Election: Left Continues 25-Year Rule; Garbage and Dog Issues Drive Voter Turnout
绿营侧翼鼓噪台军赴霍尔木兹海峡“护航” 被嘲自不...
lǜ yíng cè yì gǔ zào tái jūn fù huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá hù háng bèi cháo zì bù . . .
Pro-independence factions are clamoring for the Taiwanese military to go to the Strait of Hormuz to provide "escort"—and are being mocked for being...
有超帅尾翼也没用!BMW跑车卡路中 成“最抢眼路障...
yǒu chāo shuài wěi yì yě méi yòng ! B M W pǎo chē kǎ lù zhōng chéng zuì qiǎng yǎn lù zhàng . . .
It's useless to have a super handsome tail! BMW sports car stuck on the road became "the most eye-catching roadblock...
新北女搬家后金条不翼而飞 搬家工坦承行窃15万元金条
xīn běi nǚ bān jiā hòu jīn tiáo bù yì ér fēi bān jiā gōng tǎn chéng háng qiè 1 5 wàn yuán jīn tiáo
The gold bar disappeared after the New Taipei woman moved, and the mover confessed to stealing 150,000 yuan of gold bars
央企大拜年|智惠领航,“翼”马当先!
yāng qǐ dà bài nián zhì huì lǐng háng , yì mǎ dāng xiān !
Central enterprise New Year's greetings|Zhihui leads, "wing" horse takes the lead!
警察小心翼翼地抬起箱子。
Jǐngchá xiǎoxīnyìyì de táiqǐ xiāngzi.
The policeman lifted the box carefully.
汤姆小心翼翼地把刀子上的指纹擦掉。
Tāngmǔ xiǎoxīnyìyì de bǎ dāozi shàng de zhǐwén cādiào.
Tom carefully wiped his fingerprints off the knife.
我妈妈小心翼翼地打开门。
Wǒ māma xiǎoxīnyìyìde dǎkāi mén.
My mother opened the door very carefully.
老人小心翼翼地过了马路。
Lǎorén xiǎoxīnyìyì de guo le mǎlù.
The old man walked across the road carefully.
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