船(chuán)

HSK 211 strokes

variant of 船[chuan2]

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Character information

Pinyin
chuán
Meaning
variant of 船[chuan2]
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 船 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰舟⿱几口

In this compound, the meaning comes from 舟 (ship).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

舟zhōu几jǐ口kǒu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 船 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 船

Common words using 船 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huá划chuán船
HSK 3

to row a boat

Open 划船 page →
fān帆chuán船
HSK 7-9

sailboat

Open 帆船 page →
shàng上chuán船

to get on the boat

Open 上船 page →
chéng乘chuán船

to embark; to travel by ship; to ferry

Open 乘船 page →
bīng兵chuán船

man-of-war; naval vessel; warship

Open 兵船 page →
bāo包chuán船

to charter a ship

Open 包船 page →
shāng商chuán船

merchant ship

Open 商船 page →
tài太kōng空chuán船

spaceship

Open 太空船 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 船’s common words

划帆上乘兵包商太

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