羽

yu

feather, wing

Symbolizes a bird with its wings raised high to show its feathers.

习

xi

to practice

to study, to learn

simplified form of 習; Symbolizes a baby bird practicing to fly so hard that its two wings (羽) become looking like one (习).

番

fan

to take turns, a turn

number of times

foreign, barbarian

inspecting and separating (釆) the rows one by one while walking across the fields (田), — marking each turn or round of inspection. That’s 番.

翻

fan

to turn/flip (over); rummaging

to translate

翻飞 fluttering wings; 推翻 overthrow;  翻看 re-examine

翻书 flip pages; 翻译 to translate (lit. turn and exchange)

a number of times (番) to flap with wings (羽) resulting in turned over as it flaps from top to bottom.

飞

fei

to fly; fast

飞快 extremely fast, "lightning fast"; 飞祸 sudden disaster

a simplified form of 飛; Symbolizes a big bird flying above with its wings wide open.