Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "翎", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "翎", and master the standard way of writing the character "翎".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 翎
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "翎" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
翎 [líng]
[名]
【本义】: 翎毛,鸟翅和尾上的长羽毛
1. The long and hard feathers on a bird’s wings and tail.
Examples: 雁翎 (goose plume), 野鸡翎 (wild chicken plume), 孔雀翎 (peacock plume), 翎毛 (plume), 翎扇 (feather fan), 翎子 (feather).
【引】
1. From Du Fu's poem "Peng Yaxiang": "When will I have feathered wings to fly and fall before you!"
【例】
如: 翎篁 (refers to feathers, also used metaphorically for hair); 翎羽 (refers to bird feathers); 翎鬣 (standing feathers).
2. 翎子 ([En.] feather).
Examples: 翎枝 (another term for feather); 翎顶 (the combined term for the feather and top of a Qing Dynasty official hat); 翎管 (the tube used to fix feathers on the hats of Qing Dynasty officials).