冲绳群岛

Traditional form:

沖繩群島

Pinyin (reading):

Chōngshéng Qúndǎo

Definitions:

• the Okinawa archipelago

Characters:

• 冲 - wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar
• 绳 - string, rope, cord; to control
• 群 - group, crowd; multitude, mob
• 岛 - island

Traditional characters:

• 沖 - wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar
• 繩 - string, rope, cord; to control
• 群 - group, crowd; multitude, mob
• 島 - island