Boat, Ship

船

Boat, Ship.

Pronunciation:
chuan ( Putonghua, 2nd tone).
suen ( Cantonese 4th tone).

Meaning: boat, ship

船 ( radical zhou = boat).
艇 ( ting ) = rowboats.
艦 ( jian )= warships.
帆船 ( fan chuan ) = sailing ships.
貨船 ( huo chuan ) = cargo ships = container vessels.
郵 船 (you ting ) = cruise boats = yachts.
舢舨 ( shan ban ) = sampans ) Hongkong postcards show.
龍舟 ( long zhou ) = dragon boats.

航行 ( hang xing ) = sail move.
船長 ( chuan zhang ) = ship leader = captain.
舵手 (duo shou ) = helm hand = helmsman.
船員 ( chuan yuan ) = ship members = crew.
水手 ( shui shou ) = water hands = sailors.
船王 ( chuan wang ) = ship kings shipping magnates.

船堅炮利 ( chuan jian pao li ) = ships strong canons sharp describes japanese / western navies threatening china in the 1800's

By: Raymond Mok 莫坤雄