岛 dǎo island
Made up of [山 shān mountain radical 46, 鸟 niǎo bird radical 196]Alternative traditional form of character: 島
Made with 7 strokes.
Combines 'island' and 'bird' giving the impression of where sea birds nest
Ancient small seal form
Related characters
Also uses 山 shān component: 岸 àn (bank) 徽 huī (emblem) ; 岁 suì (year) ; 仙 xiān (immortal)
Also uses 鸟 niǎo component: 鸡 jī (fowl) 鸣 míng (to call (birds)) ; 乌 wū (crow) ; 鸭 yā (duck)
Different tone
刀 dāo (knife) ; 刂 dāo (knife (radical)) ; 倒 dào (fall) ; 到 dào (arrive) ; 道 dào (road)Pronunciation
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Cities
秦皇岛 Qinhuangdao, Hebei葫芦岛 Huludao, Liaoning
青岛 Qingdao, Shandong