独岛

獨島

Dúdǎo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Dokdo (Korean: 독도) / Takeshima (Japanese: 竹島); a group of small islets in the Sea of Japan disputed between South Korea and Japan

Characters

alone / solitary

Examples

HSK 5

韩国实际控制着独岛。

Hánguó shíjì kòngzhì zhe Dúdǎo.

South Korea exercises actual control over Dokdo.

HSK 7-9

独岛是韩国和日本争议的岛屿。

Dúdǎo shì Hánguó hé Rìběn zhēngyì de dǎoyǔ.

Dokdo is a group of islands disputed between South Korea and Japan.

Tips

culture

The Chinese name 独岛 follows the Korean reading 'Dokdo' (literally 'lone island'). Japanese sources call it 竹岛 (Takeshima, 'bamboo island'). The choice of name is itself politically charged.

Stroke Order

独 dú

岛 dǎo