Additional information about 翅
說文解字:
- Criteria
- WINGS
1. The current and general ancient word for the wings or any bird or insect is yì 翼, and typically the reference is to wings in movement.
2. Chì 翅 is a later word referring to the wings as a general anatomic part of the animals in question with no reference to their being in movement or not.
3. Hé 翮 refers specifically to the stem of the feathers on the wing (and the word also refers to the wing as such). See FEATHER
NB: Chì 翅 is post-Han.
- FEATHER
1. The commonest word for a feather is máo 毛 which often refers specifically to feathers, although the word also commonly refers to fur.
2. Yǔ 羽 can refer to any feather of any kind, but which usually refers to feathers as forming the most visible part of a wing.
3. Yì 翼 and the rarer chì 翅 refers to feathers on birds' wings.
4. Líng 翎 are large tail feathers.
5. Hàn 翰 is a rare elevated term for feathers.
6. Hé 翮 refers specifically to the stem of the feathers on the wing (and the word also refers to the wing as such).