The story of 島

island

島 is composed of the variant of鳥(bird) and山(hill). An island lies on the flat sea, which looks like a pointed hill on a plain. On the other hand, island is surrounded by water, only bird can fly there, so the picture of a bird standing at the top of a hill is used to represent島.

Vocabulary of 島

  • 半島 (peninsula)
  • 群島 (archipelago)

Classification

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