罗得岛

羅得島

Luódédǎo

proper noun #20,691

Meanings

1 Rhode Island (US state)
2 Rhodes (Greek island)

Characters

net / gather (phonetic: 'Rho-')

to get / obtain (phonetic: '-de')

Examples

罗得岛是美国面积最小的州。

Luódédǎo shì Měiguó miànjī zuìxiǎo de zhōu.

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States.

古代的罗得岛巨像是世界七大奇迹之一。

Gǔdài de Luódédǎo jùxiàng shì shìjiè qī dà qíjì zhī yī.

The ancient Colossus of Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Tips

usage

罗得岛 can refer to both Rhode Island (US state) and Rhodes (Greek island, 罗德岛 is an alternate spelling). Context usually makes the meaning clear. The US state is the more common referent in modern Chinese media.

Stroke Order

罗 luó

得 dé

岛 dǎo