1. 尾
  2. 翼

尾

Previous (狗)Next (仪)
  • 1280th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 117 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
尾→
尸毛
2Radical
尾→
尸corpse毛fur/hair
3Graphical
尾→
丨匚㇒二乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wěi (wei3)tail • remainder • remnant • extremity • sixth of the 28 constellations • classifier for fish
2. yǐ (yi3)horse's tail • pointed posterior section of a locust etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 尾 yǐ (yi3)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

尾 also appears in:
娓艉

Example Words

Common

尾巴 
尾牙 
年尾 
结尾 (結尾)

Uncommon

尾数 (尾數)
尾气 (尾氣)
尾灯 (尾燈)
尾声 (尾聲)
尾部 
尾随 (尾隨)
从头到尾 (從頭到尾)
彻头彻尾 (徹頭徹尾)
收尾 
末尾 
汕尾 
畏首畏尾 
眼尾 
虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾)
阑尾 (闌尾)
阑尾炎 (闌尾炎)
鸡尾酒 (雞尾酒)
马尾 (馬尾)
马尾辫 (馬尾辮)
鱼尾 (魚尾)
鱼尾纹 (魚尾紋)

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翼

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  • 1292nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
翼→
羽異
2Radical
翼→
羽feather田field艹grass一one八eight/divide
3Graphical
翼→
羽冂一丨一艹一八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yì (Yi4)surname Yi • alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
2. yì (yi4)wing • area surrounding the bullseye of a target • to assist • one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy • old variant of 翌

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 翼 yì (yi4)The component 異 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 翼 yì (yi4)The component 羽 is pronounced as 'yǔ' (yu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 翼 yì (yi4)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

小心翼翼 

Uncommon

不翼而飞 (不翼而飛)
右翼 
如虎添翼 
尾翼 
左翼 
机翼 (機翼)
比翼 
羽翼 
蝉翼 (蟬翼)
鼻翼 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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