屿 meaning and stroke order
Island
How to write 屿, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 屿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- islet
How 屿 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mountain.
山 gives the meaning and 与 hints at the sound.
Radical: 山 (mountain), shared by 111 characters on this site.
How to remember 屿
屿 (yǔ) puts 山 (mountain) next to 与 (yǔ), which gives the sound. Picture a small mountain poking up out of the sea, and you have an islet.
屿 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in the word 岛屿 (dǎoyǔ) and in place names. Example: 这片海上有很多岛屿。(Zhè piàn hǎi shang yǒu hěn duō dǎoyǔ.) There are many islands in this sea.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 于 or 与 with the wrong strokes. In 屿 it is 与 (yǔ), which has a hooked middle stroke, not the simple cross of 于. Also keep the third tone, the same as 与.
Common words with 屿
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 岛屿 | dǎoyǔ | island | HSK 7-9 |
屿 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 屿
How many strokes are in 屿?
屿 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 屿 mean?
屿 (yǔ) means island. A common word with it is 岛屿 (dǎoyǔ), meaning "island".
How do you pronounce 屿?
屿 is pronounced yǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 屿?
The radical of 屿 is 山, which carries the idea of "mountain". Dictionaries list 屿 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 屿?
The traditional form of 屿 is 嶼. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 屿 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 屿 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 屿 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 岛 and 屿?
岛 (dǎo) is the general word for island. 屿 (yǔ) traditionally means a smaller islet. In everyday speech you usually say 岛 alone, while 岛屿 is a more formal or collective way to say islands.
Where will I see 屿 in place names?
It shows up in names of small islands and coastal places, such as 鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ) in Xiamen. Seeing 屿 at the end of a name usually tells you the place is a small island.