船

• 拼音: chuán
• 汉字拆解: 船 = 舟 (boat radical, pictograph of a canoe) + 㕣 (phonetic component)

含义

Boat; ship. A general term for watercraft of any size.

Covers all types of watercraft, from small rowboats to large ships. In compound words: 轮船 (steamship), 小船 (small boat), 帆船 (sailboat), 渔船 (fishing boat).

例句

1. 我们坐船过河吧。
2. 海上有很多大船。
3. 这条小船可以坐四个人。

用法指南

语境: travel, water, transport

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们坐船去那个岛。(Let's take a boat to that island.)
• 这艘船很大。(This ship is very big.)

错误说法

• 不要用个作为船的量词 — 大船用艘 (sōu), 小船可以用条 (tiáo). Do not use 个 for boats.

起源与历史

Contains 舟 (boat radical) and 㕣 (phonetic component). The 舟 radical is a pictograph of a dugout canoe.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal