划船
HSK 3 (2021)
划船 (huáchuán) · to row a boat
划船 (huáchuán) means “to row a boat; boating”. It is written with 2 characters: 划 (to row) + 船 (boat). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 划船 is built
The characters
划 huá · to row
What 划 is made of
- 戈gē — spear
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
船 chuán · boat
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)
Example sentences
我们去湖上划船吧。Wǒmen qù hú shàng huáchuán ba.Let's go boating on the lake.
你小时候学过划船吗？Nǐ xiǎoshíhou xué guo huáchuán ma?Did you learn to row a boat as a child?
Questions about 划船
What does 划船 mean?
划船 (huáchuán) means “to row a boat; boating”.
How do you pronounce 划船?
划船 is pronounced huáchuán.
Which HSK level is 划船?
划船 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 计划jìhuàplan
- 策划cèhuàto plan
- 规划guīhuàplan
- 划分huàfēnto divide
- 划huáto row
- 轮船lúnchuánship
- 船舶chuánbóships
- 船chuánboat
Learn 划船 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.