翼 yì wings
wings; fins
How to remember 翼: 羽 feather + 異 different = wings. The girl draws a strange creature with a feather on its head and different parts from every animal, proudly pointing at its wings.
Component breakdown
翼 = 羽 feather + 異 different
- 羽 feather
- 異 different
The girl draws a strange creature with a feather on its head and different parts from every animal, proudly pointing at its wings.
How it is used
- Means "wing" and, by extension, a flanking side - 机翼 (jīyì) airplane wing, 左翼/右翼 (zuǒyì/yòuyì) left/right wing (politics or military).
- Common in idioms: 小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīn-yìyì) extremely careful, cautious, and 不翼而飞 (búyì'érfēi) to vanish without a trace (lit. fly off without wings).