líng

common
noun

Meaning of

翎 means long, stiff feather (of a bird's wing or tail); peacock feather decoration (on a hat). Pronounced líng.

  • long, stiff feather (of a bird's wing or tail)
  • peacock feather decoration (on a hat)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
dǐng
mào
zi
shàng
chā
zhe
gēn
měi
de
yàn
líng
 

There is a beautiful wild goose feather inserted into this hat.

Chuán
tǒng
 
jiàng
tóu
kuī
shàng
cháng
chā
yǒu
líng
 

In traditional Chinese opera, military generals' helmets often have pheasant feathers attached.

Zhè
é
líng
shàn
shān
lái
hěn
qīng
 

This goose-feather fan is very light to wave.