Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

sea-going vessels; ship

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bo” becomes a different word in each tone. 舶 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 船舶chuán bóshipping; boats
  • 舶来品bó lái pǐn(old) imported goods; foreign goods

Example Sentence

港口里停靠着许多大型船舶。Gǎng kǒu lǐ tíng kào zhe xǔ duō dà xíng chuán bó.Many large ships are docked in the harbor.

港口Gǎng kǒuportinside停靠tíng kàoto call atzhe(ongoing action)许多xǔ duōmany大型dà xínglarge船舶chuán bóshipping