屿 (yǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “small island”. It is written from 山 (mountain) and 与 (and; with), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
山 + 与
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition (IDS ⿰山与; 笔画核对 3+3=6，对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔顺)
Memory aid
A mountain (山) standing together with (与) the water around it — the peak that stays above the sea is an islet.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 岛屿dǎo yǔislands; archipelago屿 = yǔspoken asdáo yǔ
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All readings
islet
small island; islet
小岛。常用于「岛屿」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 岛屿dǎo yǔislands; archipelago屿 = yǔspoken asdáo yǔ
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 屿 mean?
屿 (yǔ) means small island; islet.
How do you pronounce 屿?
It is pronounced yǔ.
What parts is 屿 made of?
山 (mountain) and 与 (and; with), side by side. The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition (IDS ⿰山与; 笔画核对 3+3=6，对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔顺). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 屿 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 屿?
山. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 屿?
Common ones are 岛屿. The reading of 屿 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.