yǔ
羽 (yǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale”.
Meanings
- 1feather
- 25th note in pentatonic scale
Related words
羽毛feather羽翼wing羽毛球badminton羽田Haneda (one of the two main airports serving Tokyo)羽绒down (soft feathers)铩羽而归(idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions党羽henchmen羽绒服down-filled garment羽化levitation (of Daoist immortal)项羽Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor卷羽鹈鹕(bird species of China) Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)威凤一羽lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole