翎

翎

翎 U+7FCE, 翎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7FCE ← 翍 [U+7FCD] CJK Unified Ideographs 翏 → [U+7FCF]

Translingual

Han character

翎 (Kangxi radical 124, 羽+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人戈尸一一 (OISMM), four-corner 8732₀, composition ⿰令羽)

1. feather
2. plume
3. wing

References

• KangXi: page 956, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28663
• Dae Jaweon: page 1401, character 32
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3345, character 5
• Unihan data for U+7FCE

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Chinese

trad.		翎
simp. #		翎

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 翎
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
令	*ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs
怜	*riːn, *reːŋ
零	*riːŋ, *reːŋ, *reːŋs
魿	*ɡriŋ, *reːŋ
命	*mreŋs
冷	*raːŋʔ, *reːŋ, *reːŋʔ
跉	*reŋ, *reːŋ
嶺	*reŋʔ
領	*reŋʔ
阾	*reŋʔ, *reːŋ
柃	*reŋʔ, *reːŋ
袊	*reŋʔ
詅	*reŋs, *reːŋ
旍	*ʔsleŋ
舲	*reːŋ
齡	*reːŋ
囹	*reːŋ
鴒	*reːŋ
蛉	*reːŋ
鈴	*reːŋ
苓	*reːŋ
伶	*reːŋ
泠	*reːŋ
瓴	*reːŋ
拎	*reːŋ
刢	*reːŋ
玲	*reːŋ
聆	*reːŋ
竛	*reːŋ
軨	*reːŋ
笭	*reːŋ, *reːŋʔ
翎	*reːŋ
閝	*reːŋ
鹷	*reːŋ
昤	*reːŋ
駖	*reːŋ
彾	*reːŋ
呤	*reːŋ
狑	*reːŋ
秢	*reːŋ
岭	*reːŋ
紷	*reːŋ
砱	*reːŋ
羚	*reːŋ
姈	*reːŋ
蕶	*reːŋ
澪	*reːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *reːŋ) : phonetic 令 (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs) + semantic 羽 (“feather”).

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): líng (ling²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): lêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: líng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: líng
    • Wade–Giles: ling²
    • Yale: líng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ling
    • Palladius: лин (lin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: língr
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: língr
    • Wade–Giles: lingrh²
    • Yale: língr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liengl
    • Palladius: линр (linr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liɤ̯̃ɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ling⁴
    • Yale: lìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ling⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng
    • Tâi-lô: lîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: leeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: /leŋ/

Rime
Character	翎
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	郎丁切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/leŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/leŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/lɛŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɛjŋ/
Li Rong	/leŋ/
Wang Li	/lieŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/lieŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	líng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ling4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*reːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	翎
Reading #	1/1
No.	8307
Phonetic component	令
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	靈
Old Chinese	/*reːŋ/

Definitions

翎

1. long, stiff feather on the wings or tail of a bird; (by extension) bird's feather
2. wing (of an insect)
3. ^† arrow feather
4. (historical) feather on an official's hat (used for decoration and displaying his rank)

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

Compounds

白翎雀 翎子 翎毛 翎花

花翎 雁翎刀 (yànlíngdāo) 翎毛畫／翎毛画 藍翎／蓝翎

雉雞翎／雉鸡翎 鵝翎扇／鹅翎扇 鵰翎扇／雕翎扇

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Japanese

Kanji

翎

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): れい (rei), りょう (ryō)
• Kun: はね (hane)

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Korean

Hanja

翎 • (ryeong>yeong) (hangeul 령>영, revised ryeong>yeong, McCune–Reischauer ryŏng>yŏng, Yale lyeng>yeng)

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Vietnamese

Han character

翎: Hán Nôm readings: linh

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Readings

• Nôm: linh, liếng, liệng, lỉnh

References

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999