岛屿 dǎoyǔ island
How to remember 岛屿: 岛 island + 屿 island = island.
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How it is used
- Collective/formal noun for islands - 这片海域有上百个岛屿 (zhè piàn hǎiyù yǒu shàng bǎi ge dǎoyǔ) this sea area has over a hundred islands.
- A written cover term (both large 岛 and small 屿); used in geography, maps, and news about maritime territory.
- Where 岛 alone names one island (海南岛), 岛屿 refers to islands as a group or category. 屿 reads yǔ here.