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| 島 | |
dou2
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[n] island; isle Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: 山 (#46)
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| 島 / 岛 | |
| This character was last edited on 23rd Sep 2008 | |
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半島
bun3 dou2 = peninsula
南丫島
naam4 aa1 dou2 = Lamma Island
冰島
bing1 dou2 = Iceland
群島
kwan4 dou2 = archipelago; group of islands
島嶼
dou2 zeoi6 = islands
外島
ngoi6 dou2 = outlying island; off-island
小島
siu2 dou2 = isle
港島
gong2 dou2 = Hong Kong Island
離島
lei4 dou2 = outer islands
離島碼頭
lei4 dou2 maa5 tau4 = Outlying Island Ferry PierSee all 77 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 島
Unicode code for this character: U+5CF6 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 島
Unicode code for this character: U+5CF6 (off-site link)
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