翼

• Concrete: Wings (avian); fins (aquatic).
• Spatial/Military: The flanks of an army or lateral positions.
• Functional: To assist, aid, or act as an auxiliary; to shelter, shield, or protect (guardianship).
• Technical: The 27th lunar mansion ($\alpha$ Crateris).

• Noun: Wing, fin, flank, shelter, or the specific constellation.
• Verb: To protect/shield; to assist/support.
• Attribute: Flanking, lateral, or auxiliary.

• Biological: 翼 typically refers to the structural organ or appendage, whereas 羽 often denotes plumage or feathers.
• Functional: When used as a verb of assistance or protection, distinguish between the "covering" aspect (shelter/guardianship, overlapping with 庇) and the "lateral" aspect (support/assistance, overlapping with 輔).

// Readings: Fanqie 與職; Tang-period //iək.

• Variants: U+6298 is a semantic variant.

• In astrological or calendrical texts, the reference to the 27th lunar mansion is a proper noun and should not be translated as "wing."