尖阁列岛

Traditional form:

尖閣列島

Pinyin (reading):

Jiāngé Lièdǎo

Definitions:

• Senkaku Islands (Japanese name for the Diaoyu Islands 釣魚島／钓鱼岛 ( Diàoyú Dǎo)), also known as the Pinnacle Islands

Characters:

• 尖 - sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd
• 阁 - cabinet, chamber, pavilion
• 列 - a line; to arrange, to classify
• 岛 - island

Traditional characters:

• 尖 - sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd
• 閣 - cabinet, chamber, pavilion
• 列 - a line; to arrange, to classify
• 島 - island