嶼 (zeoi6 jyu4 | yu3) : islet; small island

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嶼

zeoi6 jyu4

yu3

islet; small island

Jyutping zeoi6 is used for all occasions except for 大嶼山 where 嶼 is given the 'jyu4' reading. The original pronunciation of 大嶼 sounds like 大罪 which inauspiciously means "grave crime".

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 山 (#46)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

嶼 / 屿

This word has been viewed 3195 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jan 2014 03:19

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大嶼山 daai6 jyu4 saan1 da4 yu3 shan1 = Lantau island

島嶼 dou2 zeoi6 dao3 yu3 = islands

蘭嶼鄉 laan4 jyu4 hoeng1 lan2 yu3 xiang1 = Lanyu, Orchid Island (village in Taiwan)

烈嶼鄉 lit6 jyu4 hoeng1 lie4 yu3 xiang1 = Liehyu (village in Taiwan)

北大嶼山公路 bak1 daai6 jyu4 saan1 gung1 lou6 = North Lantau Highway

嶼巴 jyu4 baa1 yu3 ba1 = New Lantao Bus Company Limited

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Decimal representation of this word: 嶼
Unicode code for this character: U+5dbc (off-site link)

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