羽

羽	U+7FBD, 羽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7FBD

← 羼
[U+7FBC]

CJK Unified Ideographs

羾 →
[U+7FBE]

⽻	U+2F7B, ⽻ KANGXI RADICAL FEATHER

← ⽺
[U+2F7A]

Kangxi Radicals

⽼ →
[U+2F7C]

羽	U+FA1E, 羽 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA1E

← 精
[U+FA1D]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

﨟 →
[U+FA1F]

Translingual

Japanese	羽
Simplified	羽
Traditional	羽

Stroke order

Stroke order

Alternative forms

In modern Chinese scripts, Japanese kanji and Vietnamese Nôm, the two strokes in the component 习 are written in opposite directions (冫).
In Korean hanja, the two strokes in the component 习 are written in the same direction (丿), which is also the historical form found in the Kangxi dictionary.
A CJK compatibility ideograph exists at U+FA1E for the historical form found in the Kangxi dictionary.

Han character

羽 (Kangxi radical 124, 羽+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 尸一尸戈一 (SMSIM) or 尸竹尸竹竹 (SHSHH), four-corner 1712₀, composition ⿰习习(GHTJV) or ⿰⿹𠃌⿱丿丿⿹𠃌⿱丿丿(K or U+FA1E))

Kangxi radical #124, ⽻.

Derived characters

Appendix:Chinese radical/羽
𪜹, 𭎛, 𪥵, 𢌟, 𭚰, 𫹓, 挧, 𣴆, 𪰣, 栩, 𣭜, 𪸪, 珝, 祤, 𬏬, 𭾲, 𥏊, 𥒉, 𮇝, 䋚(䌻), 蛡, 詡(诩), 趐, 䟳, 𨋾, 𮠪, 𨦫(䦀), 𩗍, 𮪄, 鮙, 𬖅翳
䣁, 頨, 𩢳, 𢏖, 𢬙, 毣, 𫊼, 𫖈, 𥂨, 𪓦, 𦭳, 扇, 䎝, 䨒, 𩭅, 𪊮, 𨌺, 𣷺, 禤, 𧝁, 𨶟

References

KangXi: page 955, character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28614
Dae Jaweon: page 1400, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3341, character 1
Unihan data for U+7FBD
Unihan data for U+FA1E

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 羽
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (羽) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
詡	*qʰʷaʔ
栩	qʰʷaʔ, ɢʷaʔ
珝	*qʰʷaʔ
祤	qʰʷaʔ, ɢʷaʔ
羽	ɢʷaʔ, ɢʷas
頨	peːns, ɢʷaʔ, *qʰʷan

Pictogram (象形) : wings or feathers.

Etymology 1

trad.		羽
simp. ^#		羽
alternative forms		𦏲

Either from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-grwa (“feather”), whence Tibetan སྒྲོ (sgro, “large feather”) (Coblin, 1986; Gong Hwang-cherng, 2002; STEDT), or *w(a/u) (“bird; egg; wing; fowl”) (Matisoff, 2000; Schuessler, 2007; Sagart, 2021b; STEDT).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yǔ (yu³)
(Zhuyin): ㄩˇ
(Chengdu, SP): yu³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): jyu⁵
(Taishan, Wiktionary): yi⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): y³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yí
(Meixian, Guangdong): yi¹
Jin (Wiktionary): y²
Min Bei (KCR): ṳ̌
Min Dong (BUC): ṳ̄
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): ú / í
(Teochew, Peng'im): u²
Wu (Wiktionary): hhy (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): y³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǔ
  - Wade–Giles: yü³
  - Yale: yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeu
  - Palladius: юй (juj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yu³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: y
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁵
  - Yale: yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ji²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: y³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: i`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: y²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /y⁵³/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ṳ̌
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ú
  - Tâi-lô: ú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /u⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /u⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /u⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í
  - Tâi-lô: í
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: u²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhy (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦy²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: y³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴¹/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 羽
Mandarin	Beijing	/y²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/y²¹³/
	Tianjin	/y¹³/
	Jinan	/y⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/y⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/y⁵³/
	Xi'an	/y⁵³/
	Xining	/y⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/y⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/y¹³/
	Ürümqi	/y⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/y⁴²/
	Chengdu	/y⁵³/
	Guiyang	/i⁴²/
	Kunming	/i⁵³/
	Nanjing	/y²¹²/
	Hefei	/zz̩ʷ²⁴/
Jin	Taiyuan	/y⁵³/
	Pingyao	/y⁵³/
	Hohhot	/y⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦy²³/
	Suzhou	/y⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/ʔz̩ʷ⁵³/
	Wenzhou	/vu³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/y³⁵/
Hui	Tunxi	/ȵy²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/y⁴¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/y²¹/
Gan	Nanchang	/y²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/i⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jy²³/
	Nanning	/y²⁴/
	Hong Kong	/jy²³/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/u⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/y³²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/y²¹/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/u⁵³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/zi³¹/

Middle Chinese: /ɦɨo^X/, /ɦɨo^H/

Rime
Character	羽	羽
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	王矩切	王遇切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɨo^X/	/ɦɨo^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦio^X/	/ɦio^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣio^X/	/ɣio^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuə̆^X/	/ɦuə̆^H/
Li Rong	/ɣio^X/	/ɣio^H/
Wang Li	/ɣĭu^X/	/ɣĭu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯u^X/	/i̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǔ	yù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyu⁵	jyu⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷ(r)aʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷaʔ/, /*ɢʷas/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	羽
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yǔ
Middle Chinese	‹ hju^X ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɢ]ʷ(r)aʔ/
English	feather, wing
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	羽	羽
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	15946	15950
Phonetic component	羽	羽
Rime group	魚	魚
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	羽	芋
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷaʔ/	/*ɢʷas/

Definitions

羽

feather; plume
wing
- 蜉蝣之羽，衣裳楚楚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Fúyóu zhī yǔ, yīcháng chǔchǔ. [Pinyin]
  The wings of the ephemera,
  Are robes, bright and splendid.
^† birds
^† fletching
^† arrow
^† banner; flag
^† letter (written communication)
^† feather fan
^† float (object attached to a fishing line)
^† friends; comrades
黨羽／党羽 ― dǎngyǔ ― clique
(music) fifth note in the Chinese pentatonic scale
- 羽者，紆也，陰氣在上，陽氣在下；……。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  羽者，纡也，阴气在上，阳气在下；……。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Ban Gu, The Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall, 79 CE, translated based on Tjan Tjoe Som's version
  Yǔ zhě, yū yě, yīnqì zàishàng, yángqì zàixià;....... [Pinyin]
  Yǔ means yū ‘to twist’; the yin-fluid is above, the yang-fluid is below; [...].
a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 翅膀 (“wing (of a bird or insect)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		翼, 翅, 羽, 翎, 𦑜, 翮 of a bird
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		翅膀, 翼, 翅, 翼翅, 羽翼
Mandarin	Beijing	翅膀兒, 翅膀子, 膀兒, 翅兒
	Taiwan	翅膀
	Harbin	翅膀兒
	Yantai (Muping)	翅膀兒, 翅子
	Jinan	翅膀
	Luoyang	翅膀
	Wanrong	翅關
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	翅膀
	Zhengzhou	翅膀
	Xi'an	翅膀
	Yinchuan	膀子
	Lanzhou	膀子
	Xining	膀膀
	Ürümqi	膀子
	Wuhan	翅膀
	Huanggang	翅桿
	Chengdu	翅膀兒, 翅膀
	Muli	翅膀
	Guiyang	翅膀
	Guilin	翅膀
	Liuzhou	翅膀
	Xuzhou	翅膀, 翅膀子, 翅膀兒
	Yangzhou	翅膀
	Nanjing	翅膀
	Hefei	翅膀子, 膀子
	Nantong	翅刮
	Changle (Qinjiang)	膀子
	Yanping	翅膀
	Malaysia	翅膀
	Singapore	翅膀
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	膀子, 翅膀, 翅膀兒, 翅膀膀兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	翼
	Hong Kong	翼
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	翼
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	翼
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	翼
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	翼
	Macau	翼
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	翼
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	翼
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	翼
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	翼
	Foshan	翼
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	翼
	Foshan (Shunde)	翼
	Foshan (Sanshui)	翼
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	翼
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	翼
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	翼
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	翼
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	翼
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	翼
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	翼
	Taishan	翼
	Kaiping (Chikan)	翼
	Enping (Niujiang)	翼
	Heshan (Yayao)	翼
	Dongguan	翼
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	翼
	Yangjiang	翼
	Nanning	翼
	Wuzhou	翼
	Yulin	翼
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	翼
	Danzhou	翼
	Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	翼
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	翼
	Singapore (Guangfu)	翼
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	翼
	Yangon (Taishan)	翼
	Mandalay (Taishan)	翼
Gan	Nanchang	翼膀, 翅膀
	Lichuan	翼, 翼膀
	Pingxiang	翼胛, 翼巴
Hakka	Meixian	翼胛
	Xingning	翼拍
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	翼
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	翼盼
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	翼盼
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	翼
	Huidong (Daling)	翼拍
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	翼
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	翼拍
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	翼
	Boluo (Bendihua)	翼, 翼拍
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	翼
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	翼
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	翼
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	翼拍
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	翼拍
	Wuhua (Changbu)	翼拍
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	翼拍
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	翼膀
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	翼拍
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	翼
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	翼
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	翼
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	翼膀
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	翼
	Wengyuan	翼
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	翼拍
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	翼
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	翼拍
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	翼, 翅
	Liannan	翼
	Conghua (Lütian)	翼
	Jiexi	翼
	Luhe	翼
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	翼
	Changting	翼拍
	Wuping	翼胛
	Wuping (Yanqian)	翼胛
	Wuping (Pingyu)	翼拍
	Liancheng	翼汗
	Ninghua	翼拍, 翼胛
	Yudu	翅膀, 翼膀
	Ningdu	翼拍
	Ruijin	翼拍
	Shicheng	翼拍, 翼膀
	Shangyou (Shexi)	翼膀
	Tonggu (Sandu)	翼拍
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	翅膀
	Dayu	翅膀
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	翼胛
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	翼胛
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	翼胛
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	翼胛
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	翼胛
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	翼
	Hong Kong	翼
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	翼
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	翼
	Xinyi (Sihe)	翼
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	翼
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	翼
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	翼
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	翼
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	翼
Lianjiang (Qingping)	翼
Mengshan (Xihe)	翼
Luchuan	翼
Luchuan (Daqiao)	翼
Sabah (Longchuan)	翼
Senai (Huiyang)	翼
Singkawang	翼
Huizhou	Jixi	翼梭
	Tunxi	翼膀, 肘翼, 肘翼膀
	Yixian	脊
	Qimen	翅翼, 翅扇, 翅扇兒
	Wuyuan	翼膀
	Fuliang	翅翼兒
Jin	Taiyuan	翅膀
	Xinzhou	翅膀
	Hohhot	翅膀, 膀子, 翅翅
Min Bei	Jian'ou	翼
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	翼
	Songxi	刻
	Zhenghe	翼
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	翼匹
	Jianyang	刻
	Wuyishan	刻
	Pucheng (Shibei)	刻
Min Dong	Fuzhou	翼, 翼翼
	Changle	翼
	Fuqing	翼, 翼翼
	Yongtai	翼胛
	Gutian	翼
	Fu'an	翼
	Ningde	翼
	Shouning	翼髀
	Zhouning	翼
	Fuding	翼膀
	Matsu	翼
Min Nan	Xiamen	翼, 翼股, 翼仔
	Quanzhou	翼, 翼股, 翼仔
	Jinjiang	翼股
	Zhangzhou	翼, 翼股, 翼仔
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	翼胛
	Dongshan	翼
	Kaohsiung	翼仔
	Yilan	翼
	Changhua (Lukang)	翼
	Taichung	翼
	Taichung (Wuqi)	翼股
	Tainan	翼仔
	Taitung	翼
	Hsinchu	翼
	Penghu (Magong)	翼
	Penang (Hokkien)	翼
	Singapore (Hokkien)	翼
	Manila (Hokkien)	翼, 翼股
	Longyan	翼股
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	翼
	Datian	翼
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	翼
	Chaozhou	翼
	Shantou	翼
	Jieyang	翼
	Bangkok (Teochew)	翼
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	翼
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	翼
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	翼
	Singapore (Teochew)	翼
	Leizhou	翼
	Wenchang	翼
	Haikou	翼
	Singapore (Hainanese)	翼
Puxian Min	Putian	翼
	Putian (Donghai)	翼, 翼股
	Putian (Jiangkou)	翼
	Putian (Nanri)	翼
	Xianyou	翼
	Xianyou (Fengting)	翼
	Xianyou (Youyang)	翼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	翼, 翅膀
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	翅膀
Wu	Shanghai	翅膀, 翨𦑜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	扇肩
	Suzhou	翅膀, 翨𦑜
	Wuxi	翅膀
	Danyang	翅膀
	Hangzhou	翼翅膀
	Ningbo	翼梢, 翼梢膀
	Wenzhou	翼, 翼膀
	Jinhua	翼膀
Xiang	Changsha	翼胛, 翅膀
	Xiangtan	翼胛
	Loudi	翼胛
	Shuangfeng	翼胛
	Quanzhou	翅桿, 翅膀

Coordinate terms

(Chinese pentatonic scale) 宮／宫, 商, 角, 徵／征, 羽

Compounds

Derived terms from 羽

一羽
七羽
丹羽
五色羽
仙羽
便羽
全羽
八羽
六羽
冬羽
凡羽
刷羽
反羽
吉光片羽 (jíguāngpiànyǔ)
呢羽
商羽
嚼羽
大白羽
大羽
大羽箭
天生羽翼
契苾羽
子羽
家羽
宿羽
巽羽
引商刻羽
弱羽
怪羽
戢羽
拂毛羽
括羽
拾翠羽
振羽
掉羽
插羽
插羽佳人
旄羽
旌羽
日羽 (rìyǔ)
暮羽
月羽
木羽
木羽弩箭
朱羽
板羽球
析羽
染羽
楛羽
檄羽
欺羽
毛羽
毳羽
沙羽
泛商流羽
流羽
片光零羽
片羽
玄羽
玉羽
珍羽
瑞羽
璧羽
白羽
白羽扇
白羽箭
皓羽
穆羽
突羽
箭羽
簇羽
簉羽
素羽
羽人 (yǔrén)
羽仗
羽佩
羽便
羽冠
羽化 (yǔhuà)
羽化登仙
羽卮
羽君
羽嘉
羽士
羽奏
羽孽
羽客
羽山
羽巾
羽帔
羽帽
羽幢
羽徒
羽扇 (yǔshàn)
羽扇豆
羽括
羽旄
羽旆
羽族
羽旗
羽服
羽杯
羽林
羽林士
羽林子
羽林郎
羽楫
羽檄
羽毛 (yǔmáo)
羽毛球 (yǔmáoqiú)
羽毛衣
羽氅

羽民
羽流
羽爵
羽物
羽球 (yǔqiú)
羽畎
羽皮
羽磬
羽窟
羽箭
羽籥
羽纛
羽群
羽翅
羽翎
羽翔
羽翟
羽翣
羽翮
羽翮已就
羽翰
羽翼 (yǔyì)
羽翼已成
羽翼既成
羽舞
羽葆
羽葆幢
羽衣 (yǔyī)
羽袍
羽裳
羽褐
羽觥
羽蹈烈火
羽陵
翅羽
翎羽
翠羽
翠羽明珠
翠羽被
翻羽
自惜羽毛
舞羽
芥羽
落羽
葆羽
蜉蝣羽
蝣羽
蝶羽
螽斯振羽
螽羽
被羽
解羽
豺羽
貂羽
赤羽
迅羽
逸羽
酌羽
雉羽
雪羽
零光片羽
霓裳羽衣 (Níchángyǔyī)
高羽
干羽
沈羽
中石飲羽／中石饮羽
儀羽／仪羽
吉光鳳羽／吉光凤羽
嚴羽／严羽
垂頭鎩羽／垂头铩羽
塵羽／尘羽
威鳳一羽／威凤一羽
宮羽／宫羽
射石飲羽／射石饮羽
幟羽／帜羽
彎弓飲羽／弯弓饮羽
德輶如羽／德𬨎如羽
愛惜羽毛／爱惜羽毛 (àixīyǔmáo)
應弦飲羽／应弦饮羽
揮羽／挥羽
搖羽毛扇／摇羽毛扇
撥風羽／拨风羽
斷羽絕鱗／断羽绝鳞
樹羽／树羽
毛羽未豐／毛羽未丰
決羽／决羽
沒石飲羽／没石饮羽
沒羽／没羽
沒羽之虎／没羽之虎
沒衛飲羽／没卫饮羽
沒金鎩羽／没金铩羽
沒金飲羽／没金饮羽
滯羽／滞羽
潛鱗戢羽／潜鳞戢羽
無羽箭／无羽箭
燕羽觴／燕羽觞
犧羽／牺羽
瓊羽／琼羽
白羽書生／白羽书生
移商換羽／移商换羽
移宮換羽／移宫换羽
積羽／积羽
積羽沉舟／积羽沉舟
絨羽／绒羽
綸巾羽扇／纶巾羽扇
綿羽／绵羽
縞羽／缟羽
繡羽／绣羽
羈羽／羁羽
羽儀／羽仪
羽化飛天／羽化飞天
羽報／羽报

羽帳／羽帐
羽從／羽从
羽扇揮兵／羽扇挥兵
羽扇揮軍／羽扇挥军
羽扇畫水／羽扇画水
羽扇綸巾／羽扇纶巾
羽書／羽书 (yǔshū)
羽林孤兒／羽林孤儿
羽林軍／羽林军
羽林騎／羽林骑
羽檄交馳／羽檄交驰
羽檄飛馳／羽檄飞驰
羽櫂／羽棹
羽毛書／羽毛书
羽毛未豐／羽毛未丰
羽毛豐滿／羽毛丰满
羽民國／羽民国
羽淵／羽渊
羽狀脈／羽状脉
羽狀複葉／羽状复叶
羽獵／羽猎
羽獸／羽兽
羽節／羽节
羽紗／羽纱 (yǔshā)
羽絨／羽绒 (yǔróng)
羽緞／羽缎
羽翮飛肉／羽翮飞肉
羽翿／羽𰭣
羽聲／羽声
羽蓋／羽盖
羽蓋車／羽盖车
羽蟲／羽虫
羽衛／羽卫
羽觴／羽觞
羽觴隨波／羽觞随波
羽車／羽车
羽輪／羽轮
羽鄉／羽乡
羽量級／羽量级
羽釵／羽钗
羽鏃／羽镞
羽鑽／羽钻
羽隊／羽队
羽類／羽类
羽駕／羽驾
羽騎／羽骑
羽鱗／羽鳞
羽鷁／羽鹢
羽黨／羽党
翠羽帳／翠羽帐
翠羽明璫／翠羽明珰
翠羽蓋／翠羽盖
脫羽／脱羽 (tuōyú)
膠羽／胶羽
螽羽詵詵／螽羽诜诜
討羽／讨羽
調羽／调羽
變羽／变羽
豐羽／丰羽
負羽／负羽
車羽／车羽
輕羽／轻羽
還羽／还羽
金門羽客／金门羽客
鉤金輿羽／钩金舆羽
銀杯羽化／银杯羽化
銅羽／铜羽
銜羽／衔羽
錦羽／锦羽
鎩羽／铩羽 (shāyǔ)
鎩羽暴鱗／铩羽暴鳞
鎩羽涸鱗／铩羽涸鳞
鎩羽而歸／铩羽而归 (shāyǔ'érguī)
鏃礪括羽／镞砺括羽
鑽皮出羽／钻皮出羽
關羽／关羽
關羽髯／关羽髯
陸羽／陆羽
陸羽井／陆羽井
陸羽泉／陆羽泉
陸羽茶／陆羽茶
陽羽／阳羽
隱鱗戢羽／隐鳞戢羽
靈羽／灵羽
項羽吟／项羽吟
項羽堆／项羽堆
順羽／顺羽
頓羽／顿羽
風羽／风羽
飛書傳羽／飞书传羽
飛羽／飞羽
飲羽／饮羽
飾羽／饰羽
養羽／养羽
馴羽／驯羽
驚羽／惊羽
鬥羽／斗羽
鮮羽／鲜羽
鱗羽／鳞羽
鳳羽／凤羽
鴆羽／鸩羽
鴇羽／鸨羽
鴳羽／𫛩羽
鴻羽／鸿羽
鴻衣羽裳／鸿衣羽裳
鵲羽／鹊羽
鵷羽／鹓羽
鶴羽／鹤羽
鷲羽／鹫羽
鷺羽／鹭羽
黨羽／党羽 (dǎngyǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (羽):

→ Japanese: 羽(う) (u)
→ Korean: 우(羽) (u)
→ Vietnamese: vũ (羽)

Etymology 2

trad.		羽
simp. ^#		羽

Based on a commentary to the following passage from the Kao Gong Ji in the Rites of Zhou by the Eastern Han scholar Zheng Xuan (鄭玄, 127–200): 「弓而羽閷，末應將發。」 The Tang-era scholar Jia Gongyan (賈公彥) considers Zheng's reading as 破讀／破读 (pòdú, “isolated instance of unusual pronunciation”). The textual quality of the passage, along with the meaning of the Zheng–Jia commentaries, has been called into question.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hù (hu⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hù
  - Wade–Giles: hu⁴
  - Yale: hù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huh
  - Palladius: ху (xu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu⁵¹/

Note:

Uncertain, based on the pronunciation of 戶 (MC ɦuo^X) < 戶 (OC *ɡʷaːʔ), homophonic to 扈 (MC ɦuo^X), according to the Zheng–Jia tradition (see the Etymology section).

Definitions

羽

^† The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
1. slow and relaxed (the same as 緩)

References

江永 (1791) 周禮疑義舉要 (in Chinese), 冬官考工記: “「下柎之弓」節…未知其所以然，不敢強解。”
孫詒讓 (1899) 周禮正義 (in Chinese), 楚學社, 冬官考工記: “段玉裁云「此易其字」。案經典「扈」無「緩」訓，未詳所出。”

Japanese

Shinjitai	羽
Kyūjitai [1]	羽 `羽` or 羽+`︀`^?
	羽󠄀 羽+`󠄀`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	羽󠄃 羽+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

羽

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: う (u, Jōyō)
Kan-on: う (u, Jōyō)
Kun: は (ha, 羽, Jōyō); はね (hane, 羽, Jōyō); やばね (yabane, 羽); わ (wa, 羽)
Nanori: しゅう (shū); は (ha); ば (ba); はね (hane); わね (wane)

Compounds

羽(う)化(か) (uka)
羽(う)毛(もう) (umō)
換(かん)羽(う) (kan'u)
羽(ハ)太(タ) (hata, “grouper”)
合(カッ)羽(パ) (kappa, “raincoat”)
羽衣(はごろも) (hagoromo)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
羽
はね Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
羽根羽子翅

Appears in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 938 CE.[2]

Compound of 羽 (ha, “feather”, see below) +‎ 根 (ne, “root”), originally referring specifically to where the quill of a feather attaches to the skin. Over time, the meaning broadened to refer to a feather, and from there, to refer to a wing.[2]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) はね [hàné] (Heiban – [0])[3]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ne̞]

Noun

羽(はね) • (hane)

(archaic) the portion of a feather where the quill attaches to the skin
Synonyms: (rare) 羽茎 (haguki), (rare) 翮 (kaku)
a feather, down, plume
Synonym: 羽毛 (umō)
a wing (as of a bird, bat, insect, or airplane)
Synonym: 翼 (tsubasa)
a fletching on an arrow
Synonyms: 矢羽根, 矢羽 (yabane)
a shuttlecock
Synonym: 羽子 (hago)
a blade (of a fan)

Derived terms

羽(はね)田(だ) (Haneda)
羽(はね)布(ぶ)団(とん) (hanebuton)
尾(お)羽(ばね) (obane)
大(おお)羽(ばね) (ōbane)
風(かざ)切(き)り羽(ばね) (kazakiribane)
手(て)羽(ば) (teba)
綿(わた)羽(ばね) (watabane)

Proper noun

羽(はね) • (Hane)

a female given name
a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
羽
は Grade: 2
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese.

May be cognate with 葉 (ha, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) は [hà] (Heiban – [0])[3][4][5]
IPA^(key): [ha̠]

Noun

羽(は) • (ha)

a feather (including synthetic feathers, as on a modern shuttlecock)
a wing (as of a bird, bat, insect, or airplane)
Synonym: 翼 (tsubasa)
a fletching on an arrow
(archery) when a bow is strung, the distance between the grip and the serving (nocking point) on the bowstring
the thin, flange-like overhanging part of a tea ceremony kettle
Short for 羽振り (haburi): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of bird feathers

Derived terms

羽(は)色(いろ) (hairo)
羽(は)団扇(うちわ) (hauchiwa)
羽(は)音(おと) (haoto)
羽子(はご) (hago)
- 羽子(はご)板(いた) (hagoita)
羽(はね), 羽根(はね) (hane)
羽(は)二(ぶた)重(え) (habutae)
銀杏(いちょう)羽(ば) (ichōba)
団扇(うちわ) (uchiwa)
尾羽(おは) (oha)
大(おお)羽(ば) (ōba)
思(おも)い羽(ば) (omoiba)
白(しら)羽(は) (shiraha)
剣(つるぎ)羽(ば) (tsurugiba)
出羽(でわ) (Dewa)

Idioms

羽(は)が利(き)く (ha ga kiku)

Counter

羽(は) or 羽(ば) or 羽(ぱ) or 羽(わ) • (-ha or -ba or -pa or -wa)

counter for birds
counter for leporids

Usage notes

When suffixed, the -ha changes to either ば (-ba) or ぱ (-pa) due of rendaku (連濁), or わ (-wa) due to ハ行転呼音 (ha-gyō tenkoon, “historical ha-column sound shift”), as in /-p-/ → /-ɸ-/ → /-w-/.

Derived terms

Japanese number-counter combinations for 羽
1	2	3	4	5
一(いち)羽(わ) (ichiwa)	二(に)羽(わ) (niwa)	三(さん)羽(わ) (sanwa) 三(さん)羽(ば) (sanba)	四(よん)羽(わ) (yonwa) 四(よ)羽(わ) (yowa) 四(よん)羽(ば) (yonba)	五(ご)羽(わ) (gowa)
6	7	8	9	10
六(ろく)羽(わ) (rokuwa) 六(ろっ)羽(ぱ) (roppa)	七(なな)羽(わ) (nanawa) 七(しち)羽(わ) (shichiwa)	八(はち)羽(わ) (hachiwa) 八(はっ)羽(ぱ) (happa)	九(きゅう)羽(わ) (kyūwa)	十(じゅう)羽(わ) (jūwa) 十(じゅっ)羽(ぱ) (juppa) 十(じっ)羽(ぱ) (jippa)
100	1,000	10,000	How many?
百(ひゃく)羽(わ) (hyakuwa) 百(ひゃっ)羽(ぱ) (hyappa)	千(せん)羽(わ) (senwa) 千(せん)羽(ば) (senba)	一(いち)万(まん)羽(わ) (ichimanwa) 一(いち)万(まん)羽(ば) (ichimanba)	何(なん)羽(わ) (nanwa) 何(なん)羽(ば) (nanba)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
羽
う Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 羽 (MC ɦɨo^X, ɦɨo^H).

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) う [úꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

羽(う) • (u)

(music) the fifth and highest note in the Chinese pentatonic scale
Hypernyms: 五音, 五韻 (goin)

Affix

羽(う) • (u)

wing (of a bird or insect)
(historical) Short for 出羽国 (Dewa-no-kuni): Dewa Province

Derived terms

羽(う)前(ぜん) (Uzen)
羽(う)後(ご) (Ugo)
陸(りく)羽(う) (Rikuu)
奥(おう)羽(う) (Ōu)

References

“羽”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

羽 (eumhun 깃 우 (git u))

Hanja form^? of 우 (“feather”).

羽 (eumhun 늦출 호 (neutchul ho))

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Old Japanese

Etymology

First attested in the Kojiki (712 CE).

Possibly cognate with 葉 (pa, “leaf”).

Noun

羽 (pa) (kana は)

a feather, down, plume
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 20, poem 4494)
  水鳥乃可毛羽能伊呂乃青馬乎家布美流比等波可芸利奈之等伊布
  mi₁duto₂ri no₂ kamopa no₂ iro₂ no₂ awouma wo ke₁pu mi₁ru hi₁to₂ pa kagi₁ri nasi to₂ ipu
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
a wing (of an insect)
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 3, poem 376)
  秋津羽之袖振妹乎珠匣奥尓念乎見賜吾君
  akidupa no₂ so₁de puru imo wo tamakusige₂ oku ni omopu wo mi₁tamape₁ waga ki₁mi₁
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
a fletching on an arrow

Derived terms

あきづ羽 (akidupa)
出羽 (Idepa → Depa)

Descendants

Japanese: 羽 (は, ha, ば, -ba, ぱ, -pa, わ, -wa)

Vietnamese

Han character

羽: Hán Nôm readings: võ, vũ

This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Zhuang

Noun

羽

Sawndip form of fwed (“wing”)

[1] 江永 (1791) 周禮疑義舉要 (in Chinese), 冬官考工記: “「下柎之弓」節…未知其所以然，不敢強解。”

[2] 孫詒讓 (1899) 周禮正義 (in Chinese), 楚學社, 冬官考工記: “段玉裁云「此易其字」。案經典「扈」無「緩」訓，未詳所出。”

[3] “羽”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023

[KDJ-4] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-5] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-6] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[SMK5-7] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN