鼋头渚

黿頭渚
Yuántóuzhǔ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Yuantouzhu, Turtle Head Isle, a headland on Lake Tai in Wuxi, Jiangsu

Examples

HSK 5
Yuántóuzhǔ zài Wúxī de Tàihú biān.
Yuantouzhu is on the shore of Lake Tai in Wuxi.
HSK 7-9
Měi nián chūntiān, Yuántóuzhǔ de yīnghuā kāi de tèbié hǎokàn.
Every spring, the cherry blossoms at Yuantouzhu are especially lovely.

Tips

memory
鼋 is the giant soft-shelled turtle and 渚 a spit of land in water: the headland juts into the lake like a turtle's raised head.
culture
郭沫若's line 太湖佳绝处,毕竟在鼋头, 'the finest spot on Lake Tai is, after all, Turtle Head', is often quoted.

Stroke Order

鼋 yuán
头 tóu
渚 zhǔ