翅

翄
chì
#2,062 most
frequent character
variant of 翅[chi4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

翅 chì combines 羽 wings with 支 zhī. The wing part gives the first meaning, 'wing'. From there it grew to 'fin'. 支 zhī supplies the sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

翅chì
(bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)

Homophones

赤chì
red, scarlet, bare, naked
斥chì
to blame, to reprove, to reprimand

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