What does 岛 mean in Chinese?

岛 (dǎo) means "island; ,座[zuo4]" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 6.

How do you pronounce 岛?

岛 is pronounced "dǎo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 岛?

岛 is an HSK 6 word on the new HSK exam syllabus. It is HSK 5 on the old exam, HSK 6 on the new one.

What words contain the character 岛?

Common words with 岛 include 中岛 (Nakajima or Nakashima (Japanese surname and place name)), 仙岛 (island of the immortals), 冰岛 (Iceland), 列岛 (archipelago), 中途岛 (Midway Islands).

How do you write 岛?

You can practice writing 岛 using our stroke order tool.

岛 (dǎo), island

岛

dǎo

island; ,座[zuo4]

HSK 6 Was HSK 5classifier

Traditional: 島

Character Breakdown

Radical: 山 (no. 46)Traditional: 島

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Definitions

(classifier) island
,座[zuo4]

Classifier: 个 (gè), 座 (zuò)

Example Sentences

台湾是中国最大的岛。

Táiwān shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de dǎo

Taiwan is China's largest island

Words Containing 岛

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中岛	Zhōng dǎo	Nakajima or Nakashima (Japanese surname and place name)
仙岛	xiān dǎo	island of the immortals
冰岛	Bīng dǎo	Iceland
列岛	liè dǎo	archipelago
中途岛	Zhōng tú Dǎo	Midway Islands

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中沙群岛(Zhōng shā Qún dǎo)· Macclesfield Bank, series of reefs in the South China Sea southeast of Hainan Island

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中环(Zhōng huán)· Central, Hong Kong Island

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人工岛(rén gōng dǎo)· artificial island

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 6
HSK 2.0: HSK 5
HSK Lord study list: HSK 6 list

岛: HSK 5 on the old exam, HSK 6 on the new one. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

On the new HSK 6 exam

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