(geopolitics) First Island Chain, strategic arc of islands including Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines
trad. 第一島鏈
Also written 第一島鏈【Dì yī Dǎo liàn】
Characters in this word
4第
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(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"), (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed, (old) residence of a high official, (literary) but; however, (literary) only; just
- Pinyin
- dì
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 838 of 2500
一
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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
岛
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variant of 島|岛[dao3]
- Pinyin
- dǎo
- Traditional
- 㠀
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2589 of 2500
链
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chain, cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m), chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m), to chain, to enchain
- Pinyin
- liàn
- Traditional
- 鏈
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 16313 of 2500