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舟 zhōu

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舟 zhōu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhōu | zhou1
English translation
boat
boat, ship

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About 舟 zhōu

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HSK level

6

Number of strokes

6

Radical frequency

197

Traditional form

舟 zhōu

Contains the radical

舟 zhōu

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

A boat

Etymology of 舟 zhōu

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

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Explanation

Pictograph of a boat.

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Example sentences using 舟 zhōu

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短 duǎn 桨 jiǎng 特别 tèbié 用于 yòng yú 划 huá 独木舟 dú mù zhōu 和 hé 小艇.

Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks.

他们 tā men 坐 Zuò 在 zài 独木舟 dú mù zhōu 上 shǎng 向 Xiàng 下游 xià yóu 划 huá 去 qù .

They paddled down the river in a canoe.

探险 tàn xiǎn 者 zhě 们 men 谨慎 jǐnshèn 地 de 把 bǎ 独木舟 dú mù zhōu 向 Xiàng 上游 shàngyóu 划 huá 去 qù .

The explorers paddled their canoe cautiously upstream.

我们 wǒmen 在 zài 湖 hú 中 Zhōng 划 huá 独木舟 dú mù zhōu .

We were canoeing in the lake.

他 tā 把 bǎ 一 yī 根 gēn 树干 shù gàn 凿 záo 成 Chéng 独木舟 dú mù zhōu .

He hewed a canoe out of a tree trunk.

Words with 舟 zhōu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
方舟 fāng zhōu ark方舟 fāng zhōu
舟 zhōu boat舟 zhōu
神舟 Shén zhōu Shenzhou (spacecraft)神舟 Shén zhōu
独木舟 dú mù zhōu dugout獨木舟
龙舟 lóng zhōu dragon boat龍舟
木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu fig. what is done cannot be undone木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu
同舟共济 tóng zhōu gòng jì obliged to collaborate towards common goals同舟共濟
舟山 Zhōu shān formerly Dinghai 定海 Dìng hǎi 舟山 Zhōu shān
泛舟 fàn zhōu to go boating泛舟 fàn zhōu
顺水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current順水推舟
破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu to burn one's boats破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu
风雨同舟 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times風雨同舟
扁舟 piān zhōu skiff扁舟 piān zhōu
舟山市 Zhōu shān shì formerly Dinghai 定海 Dìng hǎi 舟山市 Zhōu shān shì
逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu
舟车劳顿 zhōu chē láo dùn travel-worn舟車勞頓
舟山群岛 Zhōu shān Qún dǎo Zhoushan Island舟山群島
飞舟 fēi zhōu fast boat飛舟
赛龙舟 sài lóng zhōu to race dragon boats賽龍舟
舟船 zhōu chuán boat舟船 zhōu chuán
荡舟 dàng zhōu to row a boat蕩舟

舟 zhōu Decomposition & Compounds

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舟 zhōu Compounds

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  • 舟 zhōu
    • 般 bān
      • 搬 bān , 磐 pán , 槃 pán , 瘢 bān , 媻 pán , 幋 pán , 縏 pán , 鞶 pán , 搫, 盤 pán , 蒰, 螌, 褩, 鎜
    • 船 chuán , 盘 pán , 航 háng , 艘 sōu , 舰 jiàn , 舱 cāng , 艇 tǐng , 舵 duò , 舷 xián , 舶 bó , 舢 shān , 艉 wěi , 艄 shāo , 侜 zhōu , 舠 dāo , 舡 chuán , 舣 yǐ , 舨 bǎn , 舫 fǎng , 舭 bǐ , 舲 líng , 舳 zhú , 舴 zé , 舸 gě , 舺 xiá , 舻 lú , 艁 zào , 艅 yú , 艋 měng , 艎 huáng , 艏 shǒu , 艑 biàn , 艕 bàng , 艖 chā , 艗 yì , 艚 cáo , 艜 dài , 艟 chōng , 艨 méng , 艩 qí , 艬 chán , 艭 shuāng , 辀 zhōu , 歬, 洀, 烐, 珘, 矪, 舤, 舥
    • 舦, 舧, 舩, 舮, 舯, 舼, 舽, 舾 xī , 舿, 艀, 艂, 艃, 艆, 艈, 艊, 艌, 艍, 艐, 艒, 艓, 艔, 艙 cāng , 艛, 艝, 艞, 艠, 艡, 艢, 艣, 艤, 艥, 艦 jiàn , 艧, 艪, 艫, 貈, 輈, 郍, 鵃, 鸼
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