Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

sail

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “fan” becomes a different word in each tone. 帆 is the 1st 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

  • 一帆风顺yī fān fēng shùnpropitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
  • 帆船fān chuánsailboat
  • 展帆zhǎn fānto unfurl (a sail)
  • 风帆fēng fānsail; sailing boat
  • 转帆zhuǎn fānto tack (of sailing ship); to jibe; to go about

Example Sentence

一艘帆船在海面上乘风前进。Yì sōu fān chuán zài hǎi miàn shàng chéng fēng qián jìn.A sailboat advances on the sea, riding the wind.

onesōuclassifier for ships帆船fān chuánsailboatzàiathǎioceanmiànface上乘shàng chéngfirst-classfēngwind前进qián jìnto go forward