嶼

See also: 㠘, 屿, 島, 嶋, and 嶌

嶼	U+5DBC, 嶼 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5DBC

← 嶻
[U+5DBB]

CJK Unified Ideographs

嶽 →
[U+5DBD]

Translingual

Japanese	屿
Simplified	屿
Traditional	嶼

Han character

嶼 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 山竹難金 (UHXC), four-corner 2778₁, composition ⿰山與)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 321, character 25
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8561
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 800, character 21
Unihan data for U+5DBC

Chinese

trad.		嶼
simp.		屿
alternative forms		㠘／𱛇

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 嶼
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (舁) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
攑	*kʰlan
藇	sla, ljaʔ, la, laʔ, *las
嶼	*ljaʔ
鱮	*ljaʔ
舉	*klaʔ
櫸	*klaʔ
舁	*la
與	la, laʔ, *las
輿	la, las
旟	*la
璵	*la
歟	la, laʔ, *las
譽	la, las
嬩	*la
擧	*la
鸒	la, las
礜	*las
穥	*las

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ljaʔ): semantic 山 + phonetic 與 (OC *la, *laʔ, *las).

Etymology

This character was affected by misreadings, or Youbian dubian.

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yǔ, xù (yu³, xu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄩˇ, ㄒㄩˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yu³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zeoi⁶ / jyu⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): dui⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yí

(Meixian, Guangdong): yi³
Eastern Min (BUC): sê̤ṳ / ê̤ṳ / ṳ̄
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sy⁵ / su⁵ / si⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sū / sǐr / sǐ / sī / sīr / ú / ír / í

(Teochew, Peng'im): se⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǔ
  - Wade–Giles: yü³
  - Yale: yǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeu
  - Palladius: юй (juj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syù
  - Wade–Giles: hsü⁴
  - Yale: syù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuh
  - Palladius: сюй (sjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yu³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: y
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zeoi⁶ / jyu⁴
  - Yale: jeuih / yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey⁶ / jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu⁶ / yu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯²²/, /jyː²¹/

Note: jyu4 - chiefly only used in 大嶼山.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: dui⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui³²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: i^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /i³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yí
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yi³
  - Sinological IPA: /i³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sê̤ṳ / ê̤ṳ / ṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /søy²⁴²/, /øy²⁴²/, /y³³/

Note: ê̤ṳ/ṳ̄ - misreadings.

Puxian Min
- (Putian, Jiangkou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sy⁵
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬy¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sy⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬy²¹/
- (Youyang)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sy⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /θy²¹/
- (Nanri)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: su⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu¹¹/
- (Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: si⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬi²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Magong, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū
  - Tâi-lô: sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ²²/
  - IPA (Lukang): /sɨ³³/
- (Hokkien: Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sǐ
  - Tâi-lô: sǐ
  - IPA (Jinjiang): /si³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī
  - Tâi-lô: sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si
  - IPA (Yilan, Tainan): /si³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²²/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sīr
  - Tâi-lô: sīr
  - IPA (Kinmen): /sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ú
  - Tâi-lô: ú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /u⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ír
  - Tâi-lô: ír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í
  - Tâi-lô: í
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i⁵³/

Note:

sū/sǐr/sī/sīr/sǐ - vernacular;
ú/ír/í - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: se⁶
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sṳ̆
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɯ³⁵/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yu
  - MiniDict: yu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhy
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦy²³/

Middle Chinese: zjoX

Rime
Character	嶼
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	徐吕切
Baxter	zjoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/zɨʌ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ziɔ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ziɔ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zɨə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ziɔ^X/
Wang Li	/zĭo^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/zi̯wo^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zeoi⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ljaʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嶼
Reading #	1/1
No.	15885
Phonetic component	舁
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*ljaʔ/
Notes	見曹操賦

Definitions

嶼

island; islet
基隆嶼／基隆屿 ― Jīlóngyǔ ― Keelung Islet

Usage notes

Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) proscribes the use of the pronunciation xù.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 島 (“island”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		島, 島嶼
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	島
	Taiwan	島
	Chengde	島
	Chifeng	島
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	島
	Heihe	島, 島子
	Qiqihar	島子
	Harbin	島
	Jiamusi	島
	Baicheng	島
	Changchun	島子
	Tonghua	島
	Shenyang	島
	Jinzhou	島, 島子
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	島
	Tangshan	島, 海島
	Cangzhou	島
	Baoding	島
	Shijiazhuang	島
	Lijin	島子
	Jinan	島
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	島子
	Dandong	島
	Yantai	島
	Qingdao	島子
	Zhucheng	島子
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	島
	Jining	島
	Linfen	島
	Shangqiu	島
	Yuanyang	島
	Zhengzhou	島
	Xinyang	島
	Baihe	島
	Xi'an	島
	Baoji	島
	Tianshui	島
	Xining	島
	Xuzhou	島
	Fuyang	島
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	島
	Lanzhou	島
	Dunhuang	島, 島嶼
	Hami	島
	Ürümqi	島
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	島子
	Nanchong	島
	Dazhou	島
	Hanyuan	島
	Xichang	島子
	Zigong	島
	Chongqing	島
	Wuhan	島
	Yichang	島
	Xiangyang	島
	Tianmen	島, 島子
	Guiyang	島
	Zunyi	島
	Bijie	島
	Liping	島
	Zhaotong	島
	Dali	島
	Kunming	島
	Mengzi	島
	Guilin	島
	Liuzhou	島
	Jishou	島
	Changde	島
	Hanzhong	島
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	島
	Yangzhou	島
	Lianyungang	島
	Lianshui	島
	Nantong	島
	Anqing	島
	Wuhu	島
	Hefei	島
	Hong'an	島
Cantonese	Hong Kong	島
Cantonese	Taishan	島
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	島
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	島
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	島
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	島
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	島
Huizhou	Shexian	島
Jin	Taiyuan	島
	Yangyuan	島
	Datong	島
	Xinzhou	島
	Lüliang (Lishi)	島
	Changzhi	島
	Linhe	島
	Jining	島
	Hohhot	島
	Erenhot	島嶼
	Pingshan	島
	Zhangjiakou	島
	Handan	島
	Linzhou	島
	Suide	島
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	島, 嶼
Wu	Shanghai	島
Wu	Hangzhou	島

Compounds

北門嶼 / 北门屿
基隆嶼 / 基隆屿 (Jīlóngyǔ)
大嶼 / 大屿
大嶼山 / 大屿山 (Dàyǔ Shān)
島嶼 / 岛屿 (dǎoyǔ)
島嶼防線 / 岛屿防线
嶠嶼 / 峤屿
嶼頭 / 屿头 (Yǔtóu)
彭佳嶼 / 彭佳屿 (Péngjiāyǔ)
棉花嶼 / 棉花屿 (Miánhuāyǔ)
檳榔嶼 / 槟榔屿 (Bīngláng Yǔ)
浯嶼 / 浯屿 (Wúyǔ)
烈嶼 / 烈屿 (Lièyǔ)
秀嶼 / 秀屿 (Xiùyǔ, “Xiuyu”)
竹嶼 / 竹屿 (Zhúyǔ)
紅頭嶼 / 红头屿 (Hóngtóuyǔ)
花嶼 / 花屿 (Huāyǔ)
花瓶嶼 / 花瓶屿 (Huāpíngyǔ)
蘭嶼 / 兰屿 (Lányǔ)
西嶼 / 西屿 (Xīyǔ)
貓嶼 / 猫屿
貴嶼 / 贵屿 (Guìyǔ)
鰲嶼 / 鳌屿 (Áoyǔ)
鳥嶼 / 鸟屿 (Niǎoyǔ)
鼓浪嶼 / 鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ)

References

“嶼”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “屿”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 139.