feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale

HSK 5

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

刈羽Yì yǔ

Kariba or Kariwa, Japanese name; Kariwa, site of Japanese nuclear power plant near Niigata 新潟

卷羽鹈鹕juǎn yǔ tí hú

(bird species of China) Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

威凤一羽wēi fèng yī yǔ

lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole

尾羽wěi yǔ

tail feathers

尾羽龙wěi yǔ lóng

caudipteryx (a feathered dinosaur)

换羽huàn yǔ

to molt; to change feathers

Other Characters Pronounced “yu”