屿 (yǔ) — island, islet (bound form; used in place names and formal compounds)
Definition
屿 (yǔ) is a bound-form word for a small island, used in place names (like 鼓浪屿) and formal compounds rather than on its own. The everyday stand-alone word for 'island' is 岛.
bound form
islandislet (bound form; used in place names and formal compounds)
Examples
- 屿。Gǔ làng yǔ shì xià mén de yí gè xiǎo dǎo.Gulangyu is a small island in Xiamen.
- 。Zhè piàn hǎi yù yǒu hěn duō dǎo yǔ.This sea area has many islands.
- 。Yuǎn chù yǒu yí zuò dǎo yǔ.There is an island in the distance.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 嶼; 屿 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
與
與yǔ嶼yǔ
Same sound today
The traditional form 嶼 uses 山 (mountain) for its meaning and 與 (yǔ) for its sound; the simplified 屿 is a shorthand.
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