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The character for "islet", traditionally represented as "嶼", combines the mountain radical "山" to indicate its terrestrial nature with the phonetic component "與" that historically guided its pronunciation. Through natural processes of orthographic simplification, the character was gradually abbreviated to the form "屿", wherein the phonetic element was condensed to "与" while the mountain radical remained intact, thus maintaining the character's semantic association with a small landmass. This structural modification did not shift the essential meaning, which has persistently denoted a small island or rocky outcrop throughout its linguistic history, demonstrating how the character's form adapted to practical needs without altering its conceptual foundation.
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那个岛屿很美。
我们去了一个小屿。
这座岛屿上有许多树。
渔民经常在那个屿附近捕鱼。
鼓浪屿是厦门的一个著名景点。
那个孤屿在海洋中显得格外宁静。
由于潮汐变化，这个屿有时会与大陆相连。
探险队计划在下个月勘察那片未知的群岛和屿礁。