马来半岛

• 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.

• 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
• 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE

Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.

• 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
• 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE

Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).

• 山(mountain)RADICAL
• 鸟(bird)ASSOCIATIVE

An island is a mountain in the sea where birds perch and stay.