What does 船 mean in Chinese?

船 (chuán) means "boat; vessel; ship; ,艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 船?

船 is pronounced "chuán" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 船?

船 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 6, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

What words contain the character 船?

Common words with 船 include 划船 (to row a boat), 上船 (to get on the boat), 乘船 (to embark), 兵船 (man-of-war), 冰船 (ice breaker (ship)).

How do you write 船?

You can practice writing 船 using our stroke order tool.

船 (chuán), boat

船

chuán

boat; vessel; ship; ,艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]

HSK 2classifier

Character Breakdown

Radical: 舟 (no. 137)

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Definitions

(classifier) boat
vessel
ship
,艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]

Classifier: 条 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 只 (zhī)

Example Sentences

我看到了船。

Wǒ kàndào le chuán

I saw a ship

Words Containing 船

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
划船	huá chuán	to row a boat	HSK 3
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)
包船	bāo chuán	to charter a ship
商船	shāng chuán	merchant ship
客船	kè chuán	passenger ship
小船	xiǎo chuán	boat
帆船	fān chuán	sailboat

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Related Words

船只(chuán zhī)· ship

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沉船(chén chuán)· shipwreck

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海监船(hǎi jiàn chuán)· naval surveillance vessel

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舡(gāng)· boat

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6HSK 3.0: Level 2

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