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The character "屿", derived from its traditional form "嶼", refers to a small island or islet. Its structure combines the semantic component 山, meaning mountain, with the phonetic component 与 in the simplified form or 與 in the traditional form, which historically indicated pronunciation. Initially, the term could denote a hill or elevated land in classical texts, but over time its meaning narrowed to specifically describe a minor landmass surrounded by water, often retaining connotations of a rocky or mountainous terrain as suggested by its radical.
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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。