Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

a boat; vessel; ship

Chinese: 船、船只。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 船 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

  • 划船huá chuánto row a boat; rowing; boating; small boat
  • 轮船lún chuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat
  • 飞船fēi chuánspaceship; spacecraft; dirigible; airship
  • 船长chuán zhǎngcaptain (of a boat); skipper
  • 船员chuán yuánsailor; crew member

Example Sentence

我们坐船游览了这条河。Wǒ men zuò chuán yóu lǎn le zhè tiáo hé.We toured this river by boat.

我们Wǒ menwezuòto sitchuánboat游览yóu lǎnto go sightseeingle(completed action)zhèthistiáostripriver (CL:条,道)