懂中文 Dong Chinese

翅

chì

wings

Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 支 represents the sound. Simplified form of 翄.

Components
羽 meaning component

羽  Meaning component

yǔ

  

feather

支 sound component

支  Sound component

zhī

  

support, hold up

Evolution

翅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
翅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
翅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

翅  

chì

wings; fin; wing

翅 (翄) 

chì

variant of 翅[chì]

Most common words with 翅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

翅膀

wing

翅

variant of 翅[chì]

展翅

to spread wings

鱼翅

shark fin

展翅高飞

to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)