Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

warship

Chinese: 军舰。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 舰 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 军舰jūn jiànwarship; military naval vessel
  • 舰艇jiàn tǐngwarship; naval vessel
  • 舰只jiàn zhīwarship
  • 舰长jiàn zhǎngcommander; captain (of a warship)
  • 战舰zhàn jiànbattleship; warship

Example Sentence

港口里停着一艘大军舰。Gǎng kǒu lǐ tíng zhe yì sōu dà jūn jiàn.A big warship is docked in the harbor.

港口Gǎng kǒuportinsidetíngto stopzhe(ongoing action)onesōuclassifier for ships大军dà jūnarmyjiànwarship