阿留申群岛

Traditional form:

阿留申群島

Pinyin (reading):

Aliúshēn Qúndǎo

Definitions:

• Aleutian Islands (trailing 2250 km southwest of Alaska almost down to Kamtchatka)

Characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 留 - to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 
• 申 - to report; to extend; to explain; to declare
• 群 - group, crowd; multitude, mob
• 岛 - island

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 留 - to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 
• 申 - to report; to extend; to explain; to declare
• 群 - group, crowd; multitude, mob
• 島 - island