船
船 (chuán) means “boat”. It is made of 舟 + 几 + 口 and has 11 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 船 into its parts
What 船 is made of
- 舟 zhōu — boat
- 几 jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙 yǐ — second
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: ship (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
船 stroke order
Example sentences
我们坐船去吧。Wǒmen zuò chuán qù ba.Let's go by boat.
河上有很多船。Hé shang yǒu hěn duō chuán.There are many boats on the river.
Words with 船
Also built with 舟
- 盘pánplate
- 航hángvessel
- 般bānsort
- 舰jiànwarship
- 舱cāngcabin (of a ship or plane)
- 舶bólarge ship
- 艇tǐngdugout
- 艘sōumeasure word for ships
Quick facts
| Pinyin | chuán |
|---|---|
| Meaning | boat; ship |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 舟 (boat, #137) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 船
What does 船 mean?
船 (chuán) means “boat; ship”.
How many strokes does 船 have?
船 has 11 strokes.
What is the radical of 船?
The radical of 船 is 舟 (zhōu, “boat”), Kangxi radical number 137.
What parts make up 船?
船 is made of 舟 (boat) and 几 (small table) and 口 (mouth).
Which HSK level is 船?
船 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 船 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.