舟 (zhōu): boat
舟 (zhōu) is a Chinese character meaning “boat.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 舟 (boat). It ranks #2172 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 舟 a boat. Its radical form 舟 (boat) appears in many related characters such as 般 (bān, sort), 船 (chuán, boat), 航 (háng, boat).
Definitions
- boat
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA boat
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方舟noun | fāng zhōu | ark |
| 独木舟noun | dú mù zhōu | dugout |
| 木已成舟phrase | mù yǐ chéng zhōu | lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom) |
| 同舟共济phrase | tóng zhōu gòng jì | cross a river in the same boat (idiom) |
| 泛舟verb | fàn zhōu | to go boating |
| 顺水推舟phrase | shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu | lit. to push the boat with the current |
| 破釜沉舟phrase | pò fǔ chén zhōu | lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) |
| 龙舟noun | lóng zhōu | dragon boat |
| 风雨同舟phrase | fēng yǔ tóng zhōu | lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom) |
| 扁舟noun | piān zhōu | (literary) small boat |
| 学如逆水行舟，不进则退 | xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì | study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind |
| 神舟号飞船 | shén zhōu hào fēi chuán | Shenzhou (spacecraft) |
| 逆水行舟，不进则退 | nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì | like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom) |
| 诺亚方舟proper-noun | nuò yà fāng zhōu | Noah's ark |
| 舟山市 | zhōu shān shì | Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省 |
舟 appears in 37 compound words: 22 as the first character, 57 as the last, and 22 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 舟 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
to work together towards a common goal in a difficult situation; to go through thick and thin together
to diligently engage in one's studies (like a boat going against the currents); to go against the tide
to do something with the prevailing climate or tendency; to take advantage of the situation
to work together to overcome difficulties; to pull together in times of trouble
to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.
to become exhausted from travelling (in a vehicle, on a boat, train, airplane, etc.); to be fatigued by a long journey
to work together towards a common goal in a difficult situation; to go through thick and thin together
to diligently engage in one's studies (like a boat going against the currents); to go against the tide
to do something with the prevailing climate or tendency; to take advantage of the situation
to work together to overcome difficulties; to pull together in times of trouble
to carry a boat or to overturn a boat (idiom); fig. The people can support a regime or overturn it.
to become exhausted from travelling (in a vehicle, on a boat, train, airplane, etc.); to be fatigued by a long journey
Showing 11 of 13 idioms containing 舟.
Example Sentences
一叶扁舟漂浮在湖面上。
Yī yè piān zhōu piāofú zài hú miàn shàng.
A small boat floats on the lake surface.
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我们乘着独木舟向河的下游而行。
Wǒmen chéng zhe dúmùzhōu xiàng hé de xiàyóu ér xíng.
We went down a river by canoe.
骆驼是沙漠之舟。
Luòtuo shì shāmò zhī zhōu.
A camel is to the desert what a ship is to the sea.
端午节要赛龙舟。
Duānwǔjié yào sàilóngzhōu.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, there needs to be a dragon boat race.
七月十七日，方舟停在亚美尼亚的山上。
Qīyuè shíqī rì, fāngzhōu tíng zài Yàměiníyà de Shānshàng.
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia.
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