船

chuán

ship, boat, vessel

Radical: 舟 HSK 2 n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

船 decomposes into the following components:

舟 几 口

Semantic component: 舟.

Words containing 船

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 船.

上船
shàng chuán
to get on the boat
乘船
chéng chuán
to embark
兵船
bīng chuán
man-of-war
冰船
bīng chuán
ice breaker (ship)
划船
huá chuán
to row a boat
包船
bāo chuán
to charter a ship
商船
shāng chuán
merchant ship
宝船
bǎo chuán
客船
kè chuán
passenger ship
小船
xiǎo chuán
boat
帆船
fān chuán
sailboat
开船
kāi chuán
to set sail

Related characters (radical 舟)

Characters that share the radical 舟.

舟 舡 舢 舣 舨 航 舫 般 舭 舯 舰 舱 舲 舳 舴 舵 舶 舷 舸 舻 舾 艄 艅 艇

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