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The character "翼" is structured with the semantic component "羽", indicating feathers or wings, and the phonetic component "異", which historically guided its pronunciation while reinforcing its association with the concept of wings. Its primary meaning referred to the physical wings of birds, but over centuries, this sense expanded to include notions of covering or sheltering due to the protective nature of wings. The character further acquired a metaphorical layer of carefulness, as seen in the idiom "小心翼翼", and was adopted in military contexts to denote the flanks of an army, extending the wing analogy to human formations.
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飞机的机翼很宽。
小鸟展开双翼飞翔。
左翼政党赢得了选举。
飞机的右翼受损了。
他站在舞台的侧翼。
这种昆虫的前翼很坚硬。
军队从侧翼包围了敌人。
工程师设计了新型的机翼结构。