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船(船) chuán boat, ship in Mandarin Chinese
Definition
Radical is 舟 zhōu “boat.” The simplified form 船 consists of a “boat” 舟 with “several” 几 survivors or “mouths” 口. Distinguish simplified 船 from simplified 没 méi.
Examples
◉船 (船) chuán boat, ship [N]
◉坐船 (坐船) zuò chuán take a boat, travel by boat
Video
Sources
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler