島U+5CF610 STROKES
Entry·pron. dǎo
ㄉㄠˇ
“Island; a piece of land surrounded by water; classifier for islands.”
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- 島嶼ㄉㄠˇ ㄩˇisland; landmass surrounded by water; formed by volcanic activity, coral growth, or sediment buildup.
- 環島ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇto travel around an island; a roundabout or traffic circle
- 離島ㄌㄧˊ ㄉㄠˇoutlying islands; islands not connected to the mainland; offshore islands.
- 半島ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇpeninsula; landmass surrounded by water on three sides and connected to a larger mainland on one side.
- 綠島ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄠˇLüdao (Green Island, a volcanic island and township in Taitung County, southeast Taiwan; also known as Lutao.
- 朝鮮半島ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄠˇKorean Peninsula; peninsula in East Asia between the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan, extending south toward Japan.
- 寶島ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠˇTaiwan; lit. 'treasure island'; from Portuguese Formosa ('beautiful island').
- 太平島ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇlargest naturally occurring island in the South China Sea; administered by Taiwan; disputed territory claimed by multiple nations; military outpost and airstrip.
- 福島ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄠˇFukushima; a prefecture in Japan; also a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan; site of the 2011 nuclear disaster
- 青島ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˇa major port city in Shandong Province, eastern China; known for its beaches, beer, and colonial architecture
- 群島ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄠˇgroup of islands; archipelago
- 胰島素ㄧˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄙㄨˋa protein hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates carbohydrate metabolism and blood sugar levels; insulin preparations treat diabetes.
- 海島ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄠˇisland; landmass surrounded by sea; commonly refers to islands near Taiwan or in the South China Sea.
- 社子島ㄕㄜˋ ㄗˇ ㄉㄠˇpeninsula area in Taipei's Shilin District; flood-prone zone long subject to redevelopment debates
- 廣島ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄠˇHiroshima; a major Japanese city on Honshu, facing the Seto Inland Sea; site of the 1945 atomic bombing.
- 冰島ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˇIceland; a Nordic island country in Northern Europe
- 美麗島ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄠˇBeautiful Island; historical name for Taiwan; associated with the 1979 pro-democracy movement and magazine in Taiwan
- 孤島ㄍㄨ ㄉㄠˇisolated islet; isolated area cut off from surroundings
- 分隔島ㄈㄣ ㄍㄜˊ ㄉㄠˇtraffic island; median strip dividing opposing lanes of a road
- 峇里島Bali; the Indonesian island, a popular tourist destination
- 南島ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇSouth Island (e.g., New Zealand); Austronesian (language family, peoples)
- 關島ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄠˇisland in the western Pacific; largest of the Mariana Islands; U.S. territory; major sea and air transit hub
- 鹿兒島ㄌㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄉㄠˇKagoshima; city in southwest Kyushu, Japan, capital of Kagoshima Prefecture
- 島國ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊisland nation; country whose entire territory consists of islands
- 外島ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠˇoffshore island; outlying island (especially Taiwan's Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu)
- 龜山島ㄍㄨㄟ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄠˇTurtle Island; volcanic island off Toucheng, Yilan County, Taiwan, named for its turtle-like shape
- 海南島ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇisland in the South China Sea; Hainan Island, China's largest island after Taiwan
- 登島ㄉㄥ ㄉㄠˇto land on an island; to go ashore on an island
- 台灣島ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄉㄠˇTaiwan Island; the main island of Taiwan
- 和平島ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇisland off the coast of Keelung, Taiwan; formerly called Sheliao Island
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