Definitions
(noun)
feather; wing
(noun)
fifth note in Chinese pentatonic scale
Etymology
Pictograph of feathers.
About
羽 is an ideographic character visually depicting two bird feathers side by side, showing the central shafts and radiating barbs. Its primary meaning refers to feathers, plumes, or the wings of birds and insects. As feathers are a defining feature of birds, the character often symbolizes birds in general, flight, or lightness. In the traditional Chinese pentatonic scale, 羽 also denotes the fifth note, a meaning unrelated to its physical origin.
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这只小鸟羽毛很软。
我喜欢打羽毛球。
张艺谋是著名导演。
天使的翅膀有白色羽毛。
羽毛球是一种轻的球。
这件羽绒服非常暖和。
羽毛轻轻飘落在地上。
她的舞姿轻盈如羽毛。