濐 (zhǔ) - An obscure, variant form of 渚 (zhǔ), meaning & islet

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zhǔ ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

志

濐 · zhǔ

An obscure, variant form of 渚 (zhǔ), meaning 'small island;

islet;

small body of land in water'.

An obscure, variant form of 渚 (zhǔ), meaningisletsmall body of land in water'.

Usage highlights

small islandriver isletlake isletsandy isletgrassy islet

Synonyms

  • 渚— small island; islet
  • 洲— continent; sandbar; islet
  • 岛— island

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The boat approached the small island (濐).
  • We picnicked on the islet (小濐).
  • Birds nested on the land in the lake (湖中濐).

Collocations

  • small island(小濐)
  • river islet(河濐)
  • lake islet(湖濐)
  • sandy islet(沙濐)
  • grassy islet(草濐)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 濐 is a rare variant character, not commonly used in modern standard Chinese.
  • It shares the core meaning of 渚 (zhǔ), referring to small landmasses in bodies of water, which sometimes feature in classical Chinese poetry and landscape descriptions.

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