zhōu = zh + ou1
boat
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How to pronounce 舟

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ ou1 final

In front of the outhouse.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

舟 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
dān = d + an1
red / pellet / powder / cinnabar
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 舟 as component

chuán = chu + an2
boat / vessel / ship / CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
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variant of 船[chuan2]
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jiàn = ji + an4
warship
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Words with 舟

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dugout / canoe / kayak
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) / fig. what is done cannot be undone

Sentences with 舟

舟 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhōu

boat

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