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艘
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

vessels

HSK 7
Objects →Tools
sōu
ショウ、シュウ、ソウ
ふね
소
Phonosemantic compound. 舟 represents the meaning and 叟 represents the sound.
Components
舟 boat+ 叟 man =
艘 vessels
舟 Meaning component
zhōu boat
boat, ship
叟 Phonetic component
sǒu man
old man
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Notes
Similar Characters
受 accept朕 imperial I俞 approve舡 boat舢 sampan舣 to moor a (simp)舨 a sampan航 navigate舫 fancy boat舭 bilge舯 舰 warship (simp)舱 hold of ship (simp)舲 small boat with windows舳 stern of ship舴 boat舵 helm舶 liner舷 the sides of a boat舸 large
Chinese
艘 [sōu]
classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sāo]
Japanese
艘 そう 同音
counter counter for (small) boats
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
これらの人々が３艘の船で彼の国へやってきました。
These men had come to his country in three ships.
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
一艘 [いっそう] #41,120
one boat
八艘飛び [はっそうとび] #152,990
leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent