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dǎo = d + ao3
variant of 島|岛[dao3]
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dǎo = d + ao3
island / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
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How to pronounce 岛

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

岛 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= w + Ø1
abbr. for Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2] / surname Wu
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= w + Ø1
crow / black
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shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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Characters with 岛 as component

dǎo = d + ao3
to pound / to beat / to hull / to attack / to disturb / to stir
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Words with 岛

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Devil's Island in French Guiana, a former penal colony (1852-1953)

Sentences with 岛

岛 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dǎo

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