翮

翮 U+7FEE, 翮 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7FEE ← 翭 [U+7FED] CJK Unified Ideographs 翯 → [U+7FEF]

Translingual

Han character

翮 (radical 124, 羽+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 一月尸一一 (MBSMM), four-corner 1722₀, composition ⿰鬲羽)

References

• KangXi: page 958, character 39
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28776
• Dae Jaweon: page 1404, character 29
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3354, character 3
• Unihan data for U+7FEE

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		翮

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
隔	*kreːɡ
膈	*kreːɡ
搹	*kreːɡ
鬲	*kreːɡ, *ɡ·reːɡ
槅	*kreːɡ
嗝	*kreːɡ
虉	*ŋɡreːɡ, *ŋɡeːɡ
翮	*ɡreːɡ
滆	*ɡreːɡ
蒚	*ɡreːɡ, *ɡ·reːɡ
鎘	*ɡ·reːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡreːɡ): phonetic 鬲 (OC *kreːɡ, *ɡ·reːɡ) + semantic 羽 (“feather; wing”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hé, gé (he², ge²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ, ㄍㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hat⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: hé
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ
    • Wade–Giles: ho2
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hé
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: gé
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ
    • Wade–Giles: ko2
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ger
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gé
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hat⁶
    • Yale: haht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɦˠɛk̚/

Rime
Character	翮
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	麥 (119)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	下革切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠɛk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦᵚæk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɐk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/ɣɛk̚/
Wang Li	/ɣæk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣæk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hé

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡreːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	翮
Reading #	1/1
No.	3847
Phonetic component	鬲
Rime group	錫
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	覈
Old Chinese	/*ɡreːɡ/

Definitions

翮

1. (literary) quill (of a feather)
2. (literary) wing (of a bird)
3. (literary) bird
4. (literary) wind instrument

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
	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
	Panyu	翼
	Huadu (Huashan)	翼
	Conghua	翼
	Zengcheng	翼
	Foshan	翼
	Nanhai (Shatou)	翼
	Shunde	翼
	Sanshui	翼
	Gaoming (Mingcheng)	翼
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	翼
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	翼
	Doumen (Shangheng Tanka)	翼
	Doumen	翼
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	翼
	Xinhui	翼
	Taishan	翼
	Kaiping (Chikan)	翼
	Enping (Niujiang)	翼
	Heshan (Yayao)	翼
	Dongguan	翼
	Bao'an (Shajing)	翼
	Yangjiang	翼
	Nanning	翼
	Wuzhou	翼
	Yulin	翼
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	翼
	Danzhou	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
	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	翼膀
	Tonggu (Sandu)	翼拍
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	翅膀
	Dayu	翅膀
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	翼胛
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	翼胛
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	翼胛
	Dongshi (Dabu)	翼胛
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	翼胛
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	翼
	Hong Kong	翼
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	翼
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	翼
	Xinyi (Sihe)	翼
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	翼
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	翼
	Dianbai (Shalang)	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
	Changtai	翼胛
	Dongshan	翼
	Kaohsiung	翼仔
	Tainan	翼仔
	Taichung	翼
	Wuqi	翼股
	Hsinchu	翼
	Taitung	翼
	Lukang	翼
	Yilan	翼
	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
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	翼
	Singapore (Teochew)	翼
	Leizhou	翼
	Wenchang	翼
	Haikou	翼
Puxian Min	Putian	翼
	Xianyou	翼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	翼, 翅膀
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	翅膀
Wu	Shanghai	翅膀, 翨𦑜
	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
	Shuangfeng	翼胛
	Xiangtan	翼胛
	Loudi	翼胛
	Quanzhou	翅桿, 翅膀

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Japanese

Kanji

翮

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. stem of feather
2. quill

Readings

• On (unclassified): かく (kaku); ぎゃく (gyaku); れき (reki); りゃく (ryaku)

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Korean

Hanja

翮 • (haek) (hangeul 핵, revised haek, McCune–Reischauer haek, Yale hayk)

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