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船chuán

boat; ship (船舶, 轮船); spacecraft (太空船, 宇宙飞船)

船 is a boat — on water, or sailing through space.

GF0025–2021 character list · 二级
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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The modern form is shown completely: the boat radical beside the right-side group 几 over 口. ZDIC says 形声 without naming the right pieces in the extracted entry.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

船chuán

boat; ship (船舶, 轮船); spacecraft (太空船, 宇宙飞船)

船 is a boat — on water, or sailing through space.

The modern form is shown completely: the boat radical beside the right-side group 几 over 口. ZDIC says 形声 without naming the right pieces in the extracted entry.

MEANING: BOAT (THE BOAT RADICAL)

舟zhōu

boat

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its associative role in 般.

In 船: meaning: boat (the boat radical) The boat radical.

RIGHT-SIDE GROUP (几 OVER 口)

Component group

Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.

In 船: right-side group (几 over 口) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

chuánTone 2
  • boat; ship (船舶, 轮船)
  • spacecraft (太空船, 宇宙飞船)
  • 轮船lúnchuánsteamship; ship
  • 飞船fēichuánairship; spacecraft

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