珊瑚礁 (shānhújiāo): coral reef

Measure Word

一片珊瑚礁 piàn

Meanings

1 coral reef

Characters

reef / submerged rocks

Examples

HSK 3

气候变化正在破坏全球的珊瑚礁。

Qìhòu biànhuà zhèngzài pòhuài quánqiú de shānhújiāo.

Climate change is damaging coral reefs worldwide.

HSK 7-9

大堡礁是世界上最大的珊瑚礁。

Dàbǎojiāo shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de shānhújiāo.

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef.

Tips

memory

珊瑚 (coral) + 礁 (reef/rocky shoal). 礁 depicts a rocky underwater hazard - add the beautiful coral on top and you have a coral reef.

Stroke Order

珊 shān

瑚 hú

礁 jiāo

Related Words

珊瑚 shānhú #16,207

coral

珊瑚色 shānhúsè

coral (color) / coral pink

硬珊瑚 yìngshānhú

hard coral / stony coral (order Scleractinia)

珊 shān #10,180

coral

暗礁 ànjiāo #15,287

submerged reef / hidden rock

礁 jiāo #18,272

reef / shoal rock

礁石 jiāoshí HSK 7-9 #17,637

reef; rock (in the sea)

触礁 chùjiāo #32,945

(of a ship) to strike a reef; to run aground / to hit a snag; to run into trouble

人工鱼礁 réngōngyújiāo

artificial reef / man-made underwater structure that provides habitat for fish and marine life

瑚 hú

coral