轮船
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
轮船 (lúnchuán) · ship
轮船 (lúnchuán) means “ship; steamship”. It is written with 2 characters: 轮 (to take turns) + 船 (boat). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 轮船 is built
The characters
轮 lún · to take turns
What 轮 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 仑lún — logical reasons
- 人rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 仑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
我们坐轮船去上海。Wǒmen zuò lúnchuán qù Shànghǎi.We're taking a ship to Shanghai.
你坐过轮船吗？Nǐ zuò guo lúnchuán ma?Have you ever traveled by steamship?
Questions about 轮船
What does 轮船 mean?
轮船 (lúnchuán) means “ship; steamship”.
How do you pronounce 轮船?
轮船 is pronounced lúnchuán.
Which HSK level is 轮船?
轮船 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 轮椅lúnyǐwheelchair
- 轮子lúnziwheel
- 轮流lúnliúto take turns
- 轮廓lúnkuòoutline
- 轮胎lúntāitire
- 轮lúnto take turns
- 划船huáchuánto row a boat
- 船舶chuánbóships
- 船chuánboat
Learn 轮船 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.