懂中文 Dong Chinese

翎

líng

feather

Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.

Components
羽 meaning component

羽  Meaning component

yǔ

  

feather

令 sound component

令  Sound component

lìng, líng, lǐng

  

command

Evolution

翎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
翎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

翎  

líng

feather; plume; wing; tail feathers

Most common words with 翎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

翎

plume

翎子

pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera)

翎毛

feather