翼
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yì · wings, fins

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6Frequency #6996
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Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

羽Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 翼

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yìWords pronounced yì
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Example sentences

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Lǎo rén xiǎo xīn yì yì dì guò le mǎ lù.老人小心翼翼地过了马路。

The old man walked across the road carefully.

Source: Tatoeba #7774354 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ māma xiǎo xīn yì yì dì dǎ kāi mén.我妈妈小心翼翼地打开门。

My mother opened the door very carefully.

Source: Tatoeba #4859714 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xiǎo xīn yì yì dì zǒu.她小心翼翼地走。

She walked very carefully.

Source: Tatoeba #1395107 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jǐng chá xiǎo xīn yì yì dì tái qǐ le xiāng zǐ.警察小心翼翼地抬起了箱子。

The policeman lifted the box carefully.

Source: Tatoeba #617554 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ xiǎo xīn yì yì dì bǎ dāo zǐ shàng de zhǐ wén cā diào.汤姆小心翼翼地把刀子上的指纹擦掉。

Tom carefully wiped his fingerprints off the knife.

Source: Tatoeba #2490070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jǐng chá xiǎo xīn yì yì dì tái qǐ xiāng zǐ.警察小心翼翼地抬起箱子。

The policeman lifted the box carefully.

Source: Tatoeba #1270586 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 翼 in context

  1. Say yì, then recall the core meaning: wings, fins.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 不翼而飞 (bú yì ér fēi), meaning “to disappear without trace”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 翼 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.