(jiàn): warship

(jiàn) is a Chinese character meaning “warship.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #851 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

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

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. warship

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticship

Decomposition: ⿰舟见 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
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9
10

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
jiàn duìfleet
jiàn zhǎngcommander
zhàn jiànbattleship
jūn jiànwarship
jiàn chuánwarship
qū zhú jiàndestroyer (warship)
xún yáng jiàncruiser (warship)
qí jiànflagship
háng kōng mǔ jiànaircraft carrier ()
jiàn tǐngwarship
hù wèi jiànescort vessel
jiàn zàishipboard (radar system etc)
jiàn zhīwarship
zhàn liè jiànbattleship
dēng lù jiànlanding craft
48
Total compounds
21
As first character
56
As last character
23
As middle character

appears in 48 compound words: 21 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 23 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.64939,606 co-occurrences
duì
0.625157,764 co-occurrences
sōu
0.61847,412 co-occurrences
tǐng
0.58635,358 co-occurrences
xún
0.55748,042 co-occurrences
yáng
0.55251,180 co-occurrences
zhú
0.53839,756 co-occurrences
zhàn
0.49251,264 co-occurrences
pào
0.48619,596 co-occurrences
0.46220,877 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

hángkōng mǔjiànHSK 7+

aircraft carrier

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

队出海,保卫海疆。

Jiànduì chū hǎi, bǎowèi hǎijiāng.

The fleet sails out to defend territorial waters.

Vietnam+Feb 2026

016“光忠”号导弹护卫启程前往澳大利亚参加2026年卡卡杜多边...

0 1 6 guāng zhōng hào dǎo dàn hù wèi jiàn qǐ chéng qián wǎng ào dà lì yà cān jiā 2 0 2 6 nián kǎ kǎ dù duō biān . . .

016 The missile frigate "Guangzhong" departed for Australia to participate in the 2026 Kakadu Multilateral...

中国军网Feb 2026

海军红河(26.2.19)

hǎi jūn hóng hé jiàn ( 2 6 . 2 . 1 9 )

Navy Red River Ship (26.2.19)

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

澳洲军通过台海 国防部:国际水域享有航行权利

ào zhōu jūn jiàn tōng guò tái hǎi guó fáng bù : guó jì shuǐ yù xiǎng yǒu háng háng quán lì

Australian warships pass through the Taiwan Strait Ministry of National Defense: International waters have the right to navigate

三立新聞網Feb 2026

全台最大旗店!牛排馆扫地畚箕举高清灰

quán tái zuì dà qí jiàn diàn ! niú pái guǎn sǎo dì 畚 箕 jǔ gāo qīng huī

The largest flagship store in Taiwan! Steakhouse sweeps the floor and lifts high-definition ash

百度新闻Feb 2026

...层|如愿!守岛30年的海军“兵王”登上军

. . . céng rú yuàn ! shǒu dǎo nián de hǎi jūn bīng wáng dēng shǎng jūn jiàn

... The Layers | As You Wish! The Navy's "King of Soldiers" who has been guarding the island for 30 years boards a warship.

Tatoeba

中国有能力摧毁你们的航空母

Zhōngguó yǒunénglì cuīhuǐ nǐmen de hángkōngmǔjiàn.

China has the means to destroy your aircraft carriers.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced jiàn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 舰 (jiàn) mean in Chinese?
舰 (jiàn) primarily means "warship." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #851 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 舰 have?
舰 is written with 10 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 舰?
The radical associated with 舰 is 舟 (boat). This radical appears in many characters related to boat.
What are the components of 舰?
舰 is composed of: 舟 (semantic), 见 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰舟见 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 舰?
Common words with 舰 include: 舰队 (jiàn duì, "fleet"); 舰长 (jiàn zhǎng, "commander"); 战舰 (zhàn jiàn, "battleship"); 军舰 (jūn jiàn, "warship"); 舰船 (jiàn chuán, "warship"). There are over 48 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 舰 (jiàn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jiàn: 坚 (strong), 间 (room, between), 减 (to lower), 检 (to check), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 舰 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 舰 and the traditional form is 艦.

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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.