Definition
渚 (zhǔ) is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'small islet' or 'sandbank in a river'. It is a literary/classical word, often used in place names and poetry. In modern Chinese, it rarely appears alone; you will see it in compounds like 江渚 (river islet) or 沙渚 (sand islet).
b.f.
small isletsandbank (in a river)
Examples
- 渚。Jiāng zhǔ shàng tíng zhe yì zhī xiǎo chuán.A small boat is moored on the river islet.
- 渚，。Chuán shǐguò yī piàn shā zhǔ, jīng qǐle jǐ zhī bái lù.The boat passed by a sand islet, startling several egrets.
- 渚。Shīrén cháng yǐ jiāng zhǔ wéi tícái xiě shī.Poets often write poems with river islets as their subject.
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