羽
yǔ
#1,862 most
frequent character
feather, 5th note in pentatonic scale
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
羽 is a picture of bird wings covered in feathers. It first meant wings. The meaning later grew to feather or plume, and then to a measure word for birds.
Drawn as: bird wings with feathers
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