TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
嶼
ㄩˇ · yǔ
noun — a small island, an islet
字源 FORM — what the parts do
An islet is a mountain (山) the sea has not covered — land rising up alone. 與 yǔ carries the sound, unchanged. Chiefly in 島嶼, islands; and a lone one is a 孤嶼 — a solitary isle.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
海上冒出一座小山（山），四面是水——一座小島。
A small mountain (山) breaks the sea's surface, water on every side — an islet.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)島嶼— islands, islets常用
→孤嶼— a solitary isle
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension