羽 · yǔ

feather; wing

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#124

Kangxi

6

Strokes

#91

Frequency

Visual hint

A pair of bird wings or feathers: two symmetric clusters of strokes like wings spread open.

Suggests feathers, wings, lightness, or music (feathers made ancient brushes/quills).

varies

Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.

羽

2 examples

翅

chì

wing

HSK 5

翻

fān

to flip; to translate; to turn over

HSK 4

Feather/wing radical. Found in 羽 (feather/wing), 翅 (wing), 翻 (to flip/translate).

Crane wings spread wide across the blue sky: symmetric on both sides, light and free.

习: 羽 is a full pair of wings; 习 is one wing (half of 羽) — studying means practicing repeatedly like flapping a wing.

What radical is this: 羽?