variant of 船[chuan2]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
chuán = chu + an2
boat / vessel / ship / CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

How to pronounce 船

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.

= chu initial

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

船 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
zhōu = zh + ou1
boat
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
= ji + Ø1
small table
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
= ji + Ø1
almost
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
= ji + Ø3
how much / how many / several / a few
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Loading...
Loading mnemonics…

Characters with 船 as component

船 is not used as a component in another character.
Loading...

Words with 船

show 200 more
hull / body of a ship
steamship / steamer / ocean liner / ship / CL:艘[sou1]
steamship; steamer; steamboat / CL:艘[sou1]

Sentences with 船

船 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 船 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

chuán

2 translations

Comments
There aren't any comments yet.

Prompt snippets

No snippets yet.