翅 chì wings
How to remember 翅: 支 branch + 羽 feather = wings. A young sparrow sits on a branch, shakes each feather dry after the rain, and bravely spreads its wings.
Component breakdown
翅 = 支 branch + 羽 feather
- 支 branch
- 羽 feather
A young sparrow sits on a branch, shakes each feather dry after the rain, and bravely spreads its wings.
How it is used
- 翅 is a bound character that essentially only appears in 翅膀 chìbǎng, the everyday word for 'wing' (of a bird, insect, or plane).
- It cannot be used alone the way English 'wing' sometimes can - always say 翅膀, never a bare 翅.