xián

Radical: 舟 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

舷 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 舷

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 舷.

右舷
yòu xián
starboard (of a ship)
左舷
zuǒ xián
port (side of a ship)
舷梯
xián tī
gangway
舷窗
xián chuāng
船舷
chuán xián
sides of a ship

Related characters (radical 舟)

Characters that share the radical .

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