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List of islands of China

This is a list of islands of China. Islands that are claimed by China, including those under the control of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and those disputed with other countries, are noted after the list.

Chinese characters that mean island

The following is a list of Chinese characters (traditional and simplified) that mean 'island', preceded by the Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese.

  • Dǎo () — the most generic character for island in the Chinese language
  • Yǔ/Xù () — mainly used around Fujian in the Min Chinese region
  • Shān () — commonly used in the south
  • Shā () — used in the South China Sea outlying islands or islands in rivers
  • Yán () or Yántóu () — used around Guangdong and Zhejiang
  • Zhì () — mainly used around Zhejiang; historically written as ()
  • Ào () — often used around Zhejiang though it has mostly been replaced by ()
  • Tuó () — often used in Northern China
  • Táng () or () — used in Zhejiang
  • JÄ« () — used around Zhejiang and Shandong
  • Zhōu () — used for many islands in rivers

Names for an archipelago/islands/island group

  • Qúndǎo () — Clustered islands
  • Lièdǎo () — Lined islands
  • Dǎoqún ()

By provincial-level administrative divisions

Fujian

Guangdong

Guangxi

Hainan

  • Hainan (province) (the largest island under the control of the People's Republic of China; the second largest island claimed by the People's Republic of China, ranking after Taiwan which is under the control of the Republic of China)

Hunan

Hong Kong

Liaoning

Macau

Shandong

Shanghai

Yunnan

Zhejiang

Disputed islands

East China Sea

Fujian

South China Sea

Taiwan

The political status of Taiwan is a longstanding dispute. Taiwan Island and Penghu are claimed by the People's Republic of China, but are currently administered by the Republic of China, commonly known as "Taiwan".

See also

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