Additional information about 翔
說文解字: 【翔】，回飛也。 〔小徐本「回」作「廻」。〕 从羽、羊聲。 【似羊切】
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- FLY
1. The dominant word in this group is fēi 飛 which usually refers to the flying in a certain direction.
2. Áo xiáng 翱翔, yǐ nǐ 旖旎, fān 翻, fēn fēn 翂翂, zhì zhì 翐翐, and the rare nǐ 旎 are poetic words referring to the fluttering back and forth of birds, the latter mostly to the fluttering of a flag.
3. 翔 refers to soaring high, according to learned commentators without much movement of the wings.
4. Áo 翱 is to soar high, according to learned commentators fluttering back and forth.
5. 翩 refers to short distance fluttering or flaying.
6. Téng 騰 refers to the soaring high up into the sky, typically of big and impressive creatures like birds and dragons.