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The character "艘" is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the semantic component "舟", meaning boat, combined with the phonetic component "叟" to suggest its pronunciation. Its earliest recorded meaning was specifically the hull or body of a ship, which later generalized to denote a vessel itself. Over centuries, its primary function shifted from being a noun to becoming the standard classifier for counting ships and boats in the language.
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这是一艘小船。
湖上有一艘船。
他买了一艘新船。
这艘船很大。
港口停泊着许多艘船。
我们公司拥有三艘货轮。
那艘军舰正在执行任务。
根据计划，他们将建造五艘新型潜艇。