The following is a list of Chinese characters (traditional and simplified) that mean 'island', preceded by the
Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation in
Mandarin Chinese. •
Dǎo () — the most generic character for island in the Chinese language •
Yǔ/
Xù () — mainly used around
Fujian in the
Min Chinese region •
Shān () — commonly used in the south •
Shā () — used in the
South China Sea outlying islands or islands in rivers •
Yán () or
Yántóu () — used around
Guangdong and
Zhejiang •
Zhì () — mainly used around Zhejiang; historically written as () •
Ào () — often used around Zhejiang though it has mostly been replaced by () •
Tuó () — often used in Northern China •
Táng () or () — used in Zhejiang •
Jī () — used around Zhejiang and
Shandong •
Zhōu () — used for many islands in rivers Names for an archipelago/islands/island group •
Qúndǎo () — Clustered islands •
Lièdǎo () — Lined islands •
Dǎoqún () == By provincial-level administrative divisions ==