HSK 2 · Transport

船

chuán

boat; ship

Stroke order of 船

船 is written with 11 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A 舟 boat on the left with 几 and 口 on the right: a boat carrying a few mouths.

Parts: 舟 boat + 𠃍/几/口 (sound part 㕣)

Example sentence

我们坐船去那个小岛。

We took a boat to that little island.

Words with 船

划船to row a boat

More words: Transport

车辆vehicle 地铁subway 地铁站subway station 公共汽车bus 公交车bus 出租to rent out 出租车taxi 自行车bicycle 骑to ride 骑车to ride a bike 停车to park; to stop 停车场parking lot 交通traffic; transport

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