feather

5th note in pentatonic scale

a picture of 羽 → two feathers, side by side

The original character shows two mirrored feather shapes side by side, evoking a pair of wings. That symmetry echoes how feathers and flight actually work — always in pairs.

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这只鸟的毛又软又亮。

zhè zhī niǎo de yǔ máo yòu ruǎn yòu liàng。

this bird's feathers are both soft and shiny.

风把地上的毛吹走了。

fēng bǎ dì shang de yǔ máo chuī zǒu le。

the wind blew the feather on the ground away.

Words with 羽

铩羽

shā yǔ

(literary) (lit.) to cripple the wings of a bird

铩羽而归

shā yǔ ér guī

(idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions

关羽

guān yǔ

posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama

陆羽

lù yǔ

Lu Yu (733-804), Chinese writer from Tang dynasty, known for his obsession with tea

项羽

xiàng yǔ

Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor

鸟羽

niǎo yǔ

pinion

鸩羽

zhèn yǔ

the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩

党羽

dǎng yǔ

henchmen

刈羽

yì yǔ

Kariba or Kariwa, Japanese name

卷羽鹈鹕

juǎn yǔ tí hú

(bird species of China) Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

国际羽毛球联合会

guó jì yǔ máo qiú lián hé huì

International Badminton Federation

威凤一羽

wēi fèng yī yǔ

lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole