Chinese symbol for “plume”
羽毛
yǔ máo
feather; plumage; plume
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plume is 羽毛 (yǔ máo), defined as: feather; plumage; plume.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “plume”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 羽毛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羽毛球 | yǔ máo qiú | badminton; shuttlecock |
| 党羽 (黨羽) | dǎng yǔ | henchmen |
| 羽球 | yǔ qiú | badminton; shuttlecock |
| 羽翼 | yǔ yì | wing; (fig.) assistant |
| 羽绒 (羽絨) | yǔ róng | down (soft feathers) |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault; defect |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel; 条 (tiáo) |
| 毛利 | máo lì | gross profit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plume”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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