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屿

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islet

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Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
6
Radical
山 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
嶼
Common rank
#3,583
Unicode
U+5C7F

Formation & memory

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How 屿 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

山 meaning “mountain” + 与 sound ( yǔ )

Components 山 与

How to remember it

islet · Heisig RSH #2299

山 mountain + 与 offer

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 屿

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
大屿山 Dà yǔ Shān Lantau Island, an island in Hong Kong
秀屿区 Xiù yǔ Qū Xiuyu, a district of Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian
鼓浪屿 Gǔ làng yǔ Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2]
岛屿 dǎo yǔ island
秀屿 Xiù yǔ see 秀嶼區|秀屿区[Xiu4 yu3 Qu1]
彭佳屿 Péng jiā yǔ Pengjia Island, administered as part of Chilung or Keelung 基隆[Ji1 long2], Taiwan
槟榔屿 Bīng lang yǔ (old name) Penang Island, Malaysia

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 与 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
与 sound part yǔ and; with; to; for; to give, to grant
欤 yú final particle indicating doubt, surprise, or a question