换羽

換羽

huànyǔ

verb

Meanings

1 to molt
2 to change feathers
3 to shed and regrow plumage

Characters

to change; to exchange

Examples

鸟类每年都要换羽。

Niǎolèi měi nián dōu yào huànyǔ.

Birds molt every year.

母鸡换羽期间会停止下蛋。

Mǔjī huànyǔ qījiān huì tíngzhǐ xià dàn.

Hens stop laying eggs during their molting period.

Tips

memory

Literally 换 (change) + 羽 (feathers). The 羽 character looks like two stacked feathers — it's also the radical for many bird/feather-related words (翅 'wing', 翎 'tail feather').

Stroke Order

换 huàn

羽 yǔ