船

舩
chuán
口 + 舟 + 𠘧
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HSK 3.0Level 3

Definitions

chuán (noun) boat; ship; vessel

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 舟 represents the meaning and 㕣 represents the sound.

Semantic: 舟

About

船 is a phonosemantic compound: 舟 (boat) on the left gives the meaning, and 㕣 on the right indicates the pronunciation. It means a boat or ship, any watercraft used to carry people or goods, ranging from small rowboats to large cargo vessels.

Example Sentences Hide

河上有一条船。

Hé shàng yǒu yī tiáo chuán.

There is a boat on the river.

看，那艘船很大！

Kàn, nà sōu chuán hěn dà!

Look, that ship is very big!

轮船缓缓离开了港口。

Lúnchuán huǎnhuǎn líkāi le gǎngkǒu.

The steamship slowly left the port.

我们打算坐船去旅行。

Wǒmen dǎsuàn zuò chuán qù lǚxíng.

We plan to travel by boat.

渔民们乘着渔船出海了。

Yúmín men chéngzhe yúchuán chūhǎi le.

The fishermen went out to sea on their fishing boats.

这艘货船正驶向遥远的国家。

Zhè sōu huòchuán zhèng shǐ xiàng yáoyuǎn de guójiā.

This cargo ship is sailing towards a distant country.

小船在汹涌的波浪中艰难前行。

Xiǎochuán zài xiōngyǒng de bōlàng zhōng jiānnán qiánxíng.

The small boat moved forward with difficulty in the turbulent waves.

他的梦想是建造一艘能环球航行的太阳能船。

Tā de mèngxiǎng shì jiànzào yī sōu néng huánqiú hángxíng de tàiyángnéng chuán.

His dream is to build a solar-powered boat capable of sailing around the world.

Related Characters

Component: 口

中 和 可 后 如 同 只 知 高 问 向 或 加 合

Component: 舟

般 航 舰 盘 艇 艘 舱 舟 舶 舵 舷 舫 艄 舸

Component: 𠘧

铅 殳 鉛

Example Words

船票 划船 帆船 快船 撑船 晕船 沉船 渔船 船员 船舶 船长 船只 轮船 游船 开船 飞船 上船 乘船 包船 商船 太空船 客船 宝船 小船