What 翮 means
翮 names a feather shaft, and sometimes a wing. Classical glosses give 羽莖; the 翮 feather shaft sense extends to feather, wing, bird.
羽翮 meant collected feather material. No oracle-bone or bronze attestation is established as of 2026-09-08.
The 振翮 meaning is beating wings: 振翮 and 奮翮 image rising. In 三翮六翼 it is a vessel loan.
Bookish and classical; literary, not everyday.
In 三翮六翼, do not translate 翮 as wing.
Who writes 翮
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Combination ideas
3Beating wings; preparing to rise.
Spreading wings; high ambition.
Hollow vessel feet, not wings.
Questions people ask
1Why does 三翮六翼 not mean wings?
It is a loan. Commentary reads 翮 as a ding vessel's hollow feet.
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