屿 yǔ island
怎么记住“屿”: 山 mountain + 与 and = island. From the ferry, the girl sees one green mountain and a white beach around it and shouts that it is grandma's island.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
屿 = 山 mountain + 与 and
- 山 mountain meaning
- 与 and sound
From the ferry, the girl sees one green mountain and a white beach around it and shouts that it is grandma's island.
How it came to be
The mountain gives the meaning and the part beside it gives the sound; the simplified form uses a shorter sound part.
用法
- A small island: 岛屿 (dǎoyǔ) islands, 鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ) Gulangyu Islet.
- 岛 is the general word; 屿 specifically denotes a small islet and is largely bound to 岛屿.