CHINESE CHARACTER

翼 (yì): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yì

wings, fins; shelter

HSK 7-917 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

羽

Primary radical

羽 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 翼.

異

Phonetic component

異 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 17

Write 翼 in 17 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 翼

不翼而飞búyì’érfēi

HSK 7-9 · to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast; to spread like wildfire

两翼liǎngyì

HSK 7-9 · two wings; two flanks

小心翼翼xiǎoxīn-yìyì

HSK 7-9 · (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent

Examples using 翼

小心翼翼

她小心翼翼地走。

Tā xiǎo xīn yì yì dì zǒu。

She walked very carefully.

FAQ

What does 翼 (yì) mean in Chinese?

wings, fins; shelter

How do you write 翼 in stroke order?

翼 has 17 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 翼?

羽 is the radical in 翼. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 翼?

不翼而飞 (búyì’érfēi): to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden; to spread fast; to spread like wildfire; 两翼 (liǎngyì): two wings; two flanks; 小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīn-yìyì): (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent.