羽
feather; wing; musical note
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesnoun
feather; plume
Refers to the light, flat structures covering birds' bodies.
The peacock's feathers are very colorful.
This feather fell down from the sky.
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Ancient people used feathers to make ornaments.
Down jackets are a good choice for keeping warm in winter.
This little bird lost three feathers.
noun
wing (of a bird or insect)
literaryLiterary or classical usage, often seen in set phrases like '振羽'.
The butterfly flapped its wings preparing to take off.
The bird spread its wings and flew toward the blue sky.
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Flapping wings and flying high is every little bird's dream.
Insects' wings are transparent and light.
The injured eagle could hardly flap its wings.
measure word
measure word for birds (literary)
literaryClassical or formal usage, often used for individual birds in literary contexts.
A white pigeon landed on the windowsill.
He released a carrier pigeon.
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There are three peacocks being raised in the garden.
A wild goose flew in from the north.
The hunter caught five pheasants.
proper noun
surname Yu
A relatively uncommon Chinese surname.
Mr. Yu is our new teacher.
My surname is Yu, the 'yu' from 'yumao' (feather).
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The Yu surname is quite famous in Chinese history.
The 'Yu' in Guan Yu's name is exactly this character.
The Yu clan lives in that village.
noun
one of the five ancient Chinese musical notes (corresponding to 6 in numbered notation)
The five notes are gong (1), shang (2), jue (3), zhi (5), and yu (6).
The five notes include gong, shang, jue, zhi, and yu.
The yu note corresponds to '6' in numbered musical notation.
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This ancient tune was written in the yu mode.
The yu note belongs to the water element in the five elements theory.
Learning the guqin requires understanding gong, shang, jue, zhi, and yu.