羽

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feathers

On-Yomi: ウ — Kun-Yomi: は、わ、はね

Elements:

feathers, wings

Heisig story:

From the pictograph of two bird-wings, we get feathers.

Heisig comment:

* The related image of wings can be added as a primitive meaning. It can also take the form ^ョョ when used as a primitive, as we shall see in frames 618 and 619.

Koohii stories:

1) [fuaburisu] 10-10-2005(94): Pictograph. Easy enough.

2) [Ceryn] 23-4-2008(63): These days the biggest concern in airline safety is ICE on the WINGS of the plane. Birds that fly long distances also have to worry about getting ICE on their FEATHERS.

3) [konakona50] 21-9-2008(41): Two wings full of feathers.

4) [FoxintheStars] 5-8-2010(10): Just noting how I use this as a primitive. When it's in this full form, containing the "ice" element, I try to think of it as penguins or flightless wings. When it's the variant with straight lines, then it's feathers or flying wings.

5) [Easytarget] 7-1-2011(7): This is a picture of two exact feathers of the ice bird.

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