船 (syun4 | chuan2 yan2) : ship; boat; vessel; craft

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船

syun4

chuan2 yan2

[n] ship; boat; vessel; craft

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 舟 (#137)

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

船

Don't confuse with:
般

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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漁船 jyu4 syun4 yu2 chuan2 = fishing boat

輪船 leon4 syun4 lun2 chuan2 = steamship

帆船 faan4 syun4 fan1/2 chuan2 = sailboat; yacht

划船 waa1 syun4 hua2 chuan2 = row a boat

船隻 syun4 zek3 = ships; vessels

船舶 syun4 bok6 chuan2 bo2 = shipping

汽船 hei3 syun4 qi4 chuan2 = steamboat; steamship

渡船 dou6 syun4 du4 chuan2 = ferry; ferryboat; scow

飛船 fei1 syun4 fei1 chuan2 = spaceship, airship, dirigible

船員 syun4 jyun4 = seafarer, shipman, seaman
See all 94 compounds (CantoDict reports 98 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 船

個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀粵
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?

呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.

佢一坐嚫船就頭暈粵
He feels dizzy every time he takes a ferry.

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Decimal representation of this word: 船
Unicode code for this character: U+8239 (off-site link)

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