翼 (jik6 | yi4) : wings

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翼

jik6

yi4

[1] [n] wing (of birds, buildings, etc); flank
[2] [v] assist; aid; help
[3] [v] cover; shield; conceal
[4] [n] yi - one of 28 constellations

(Classifier(s): 對)

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 1

Radical: 羽 (#124)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

翼

This word has been viewed 7124 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Feb 2012 10:39

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小心翼翼 siu2 sam1 jik6 jik6 xiao3 xin3 yi4 yi4 = (saying) carefully; cautiously

右翼 jau6 jik6 you4 yi4 = (politically) right-wing

左翼 zo2 jik6 = left-wing

雞翼 gai1 jik6 = chicken wing 粵

有毛有翼 jau5 mou4 jau5 jik6 = fledge

不翼而飛 bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 bu4 yi4 er2 fei1 = disappear without trace; vanish all of a sudden; spread fast; spread like wildfire 國

側翼 zak1 jik6 ce4 yi4 = flank

鼻翼 bei6 jik6 = nose wing; front wing (of a plane)

炸雞翼 zaa3 gai1 jik6 = fried chicken wing

飛翼 fei1 jik6 fei1 yi4 = a flying wing (type of airplane)
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 翼
Unicode code for this character: U+7ffc (off-site link)

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