羽 (yǔ) — (bound form) feather, plume; (bound form) wing
Definition
羽 (yǔ) is the bound root meaning 'feather' or 'wing' — it almost never stands alone, appearing instead in compounds like 羽毛球 (badminton) and 羽绒 (down).
bound form
featherplumewing
Easily confused
- 与yǔsound-alike(conjunction) and (formal, connecting nouns)
- 语yǔsound-alike(bound form) language; speech
- 雨yǔsound-alikerain
- 宇yǔsound-alike(bound form) universe, cosmos
- 屿yǔsound-alikeisland, islet (bound form; used in place names and formal compounds)
- 禹yǔsound-alikeYu the Great (legendary emperor, tamer of floods, founder of the Xia dynasty)
Examples
- 。Wǒ xǐ huan dǎ yǔ máo qiú.I like to play badminton.
- 。Zhè jiàn yǔ róng fú hěn nuǎn huo.This down jacket is very warm.
- 。Xiǎo niǎo de yǔ máo shì cǎi sè de.The little bird's feathers are colorful.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
羽 comes from a picture of wings or feathers.
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