舟 (zau1 | zhou1) : boat; ship

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舟

zau1

zhou1

[1] [n] boat; ship; vessel
[2] Kangxi radical 137 (boat)

Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

Radical: 舟 (#137)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

舟

Don't confuse with:
丹

This word has been viewed 7679 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 17:15

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筏舟 fat6 zau1 fa2 zhou1 = raft

龍舟 lung4 zau1 long2 zhou1 = dragon boat; (placename) Lung Chau

舟車勞頓 zau1 geoi1 lou4 deon6 = fatigued by a long journey; travel-worn

乘獨木舟 sing4 duk6 muk6 zau1 cheng2 du2 mu4 zhou1 = to ride a canoe

獨木舟 duk6 muk6 zau1 du2 mu4 zhou1 = a canoe

扁舟 pin1 zau1 = a small boat; skiff

逆水行舟 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1 = rowing upstream

學如逆水行舟，不進則退 hok6 jyu4 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1, bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3 = Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.

方舟 fong1 zau1 fang1 zhou1 = an ark

獨木舟水球 duk6 muk6 zau1 seoi2 kau4 = canoe polo (common formation)

破釜沉舟 po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 = to show determination

順水推舟 seon6 seoi2 teoi1 zau1 = make use of an opportunity to gain one's end (lit., "push the boat along with the current")

神舟 san4 zau1 shen2 zhou1 = Shenzhou

刻舟求劍 hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4 = an action made pointless by changed circumstances

同舟共濟 tung4 zau1 gung6 zai3 tong2 zhou1 gong ji = We are in the same boat; we should help each other

賓舟 ban1 zau1 bin1 zhou1 = slang for the penis 粵

破釜沈舟 po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1 = variant of 破釜沉舟

泛舟 faan6 zau1 fan4 zhou1 = to go on a boat ride; boating

水能載舟，亦能覆舟 seoi2 nang4 zoi3 zau1 jik6 nang4 fuk1 zau1 shui3 neng2 zai4 zhou1 yi4 neng2 fu4 zhou1 = water can float a boat or sink it; some things have the potential be either beneficial or harmful

挪亞方舟 no4 aa3 fong1 zau1 nuo2 ya4 fang1 zhou1 = Noah's ark

唱龍舟 coeng3 lung4 zau1 chang4 long2 zhou1 = a song about dragon boats

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+821f (off-site link)

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