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CHINESE CHARACTER

dǎo

岛

岛

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isle

Numbered pinyin
dao3
English meanings
island, isle

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper right structure

Enclosed from the upper right arrangement: outside 鸟; inside 山.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿹鸟山

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一zuò座dǎo岛。

    An island.

  2. 02

    hǎi海dǎo岛。

    A sea island.

  3. 03

    dǎo岛shàng上。

    On the island.

  4. 04

    xiǎo小dǎo岛。

    A small island.

  5. 05

    qù去dǎo岛shàng上。

    Go to the island.

  6. 06

    měilì美丽de的dǎo岛。

    A beautiful island.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 半岛
  • 岛屿