舶 (bó): ship

舶 (bó) is a Chinese character meaning “ship.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 舟 (semantic) and 白 (phonetic). It ranks #2253 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 舶 ship. Its radical form 舟 (boat) appears in many related characters such as 般 (bān, sort), 船 (chuán, boat), 航 (háng, boat).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 舟 boat11 strokesFrequency #2253舟 semantic白 phonetic

Definitions

  1. ship

Etymology & Origin

舶

pictophoneticship

Decomposition: ⿰舟白 (layout: left-right)

Components:舟semantic白phonetic

Stroke Order

1
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11

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
船舶nounchuán bóshipping
舶来品nounbó lái pǐn(old) imported goods
中国船舶重工集团公司zhōng guó chuán bó zhòng gōng jí tuán gōng sīChina Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC)
中国船舶工业集团zhōng guó chuán bó gōng yè jí tuánChina State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
中国船舶贸易公司zhōng guó chuán bó mào yì gōng sīChina Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)
5
Total compounds
20
As first character
20
As last character
60
As middle character

舶 appears in 5 compound words: 20 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 60 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 舶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

船chuán
0.70115,224 co-occurrences
峡xiá
0.61715 co-occurrences
兹zī
0.58814 co-occurrences
滑huá
0.53911 co-occurrences
木mù
0.51010 co-occurrences
轮lún
0.48810 co-occurrences
显xiǎn
0.48611 co-occurrences
初chū
0.47510 co-occurrences
吨dūn
0.446381 co-occurrences
步bù
0.41610 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

巨轮船舶停靠在港口。

Jù lún chuánbó tíngkào zài gǎngkǒu.

Large ships are docked at the harbor.

鉅亨網 - 財經新聞、全球指數、股市報價、商品行情、理財投資Mar 2026

谁还能过荷姆兹海峡?各国船舶通行现况一次看

shéi hái néng guò hé mǔ zī hǎi xiá ? gè guó chuán bó tōng háng xiàn kuàng yī cì kàn

Who Can Still Pass Through the Strait of Hormuz? A Look at Current Shipping Traffic

Investing 香港Mar 2026

克拉克森研究:霍尔木兹海峡船舶通行量显着下滑 初步预计油轮运费水平将大...

kè lā kè sēn yán jiū : huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá chuán bó tōng háng liàng xiǎn zhe xià huá chū bù yù jì yóu lún yùn fèi shuǐ píng jiāng dà . . .

Clarkson Study: Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has declined significantly Preliminary expectations for oil tanker freight levels will be large...

公視新聞網 PnnMar 2026

伊朗警告荷姆兹海峡已关闭 若有船舶试图通过将开火

yī lǎng jǐng gào hé mǔ zī hǎi xiá yǐ guān bì ruò yǒu chuán bó shì tú tōng guò jiāng kāi huǒ

Iran warns that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and will open fire if any ships try to pass

NewsFeb 2026

“中国洋浦港”籍船舶总运力突破800万载重吨_光明网

zhōng guó yáng pǔ gǎng jí chuán bó zǒng yùn lì tū pò wàn zài chóng dūn guāng míng wǎng

The total capacity of ships registered in "China Yangpu Port" exceeded 8 million deadweight tons_Guangming.com

Irna ChineseFeb 2026

商业船舶正从全球各地驶往伊朗港口

shāng yè chuán bó zhèng cóng quán qiú gè dì shǐ wǎng yī lǎng gǎng kǒu

Commercial ships are sailing to Iranian ports from all over the globe

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 舟 (ship) component

船chuán航háng舰jiàn艇tǐng艘sōu舵duò

舟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the boat radical

般bān舱cāng舟zhōu

Related Characters

般bān船chuán航háng舰jiàn舟zhōu舱cāng舵duò艇tǐng艘sōu

Homophones — Characters pronounced bó

伯bó泊bó帛bó

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 舶 (bó) mean in Chinese?
舶 (bó) primarily means "ship." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2253 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 舶 and 百?
舶 (bó) and 百 (bǎi) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 舟 vs 白 (same 白 component).
How many strokes does 舶 have?
舶 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 舶?
The radical associated with 舶 is 舟 (boat). This radical appears in many characters related to boat.
What are the components of 舶?
舶 is composed of: 舟 (semantic), 白 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰舟白 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 舶?
Common words with 舶 include: 船舶 (chuán bó, "shipping"); 舶来品 (bó lái pǐn, "(old) imported goods"); 中国船舶重工集团公司 (zhōng guó chuán bó zhòng gōng jí tuán gōng sī, "China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC)"); 中国船舶工业集团 (zhōng guó chuán bó gōng yè jí tuán, "China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)"); 中国船舶贸易公司 (zhōng guó chuán bó mào yì gōng sī, "China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 舶 (bó)?
Several characters share the pronunciation bó: 伯 (father's elder brother), 泊 (to moor (a boat)), 帛 (silk). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 舶 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 舶 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.