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Meaning of 舷

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舷
Pinyin: xián
English Definition: side of a ship or an aircraft
Chinese Definition:
①船、飞机等的左右两侧:舷窗。舷梯。船舷。左舷。右舷。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 舟
Pictophonetic:玄 indicates the sound; 舟 (ship) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
Similar Characters: 航 弦 眩
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Example Words
舷梯 xián tī gangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane)
船舷 chuán xián sides of a ship; ship's railing; fig. the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges
左舷 zuǒ xián port (side of a ship)
右舷 yòu xián starboard (of a ship)
More:舷* | *舷 | *舷*
Example Sentences
1
你船干舷高是多少
?
What is your freeboard?
2
解开扶手绳
,
准备好护舷的垫子
。
Untie the handrail rope. Get ready the fenders.
3
刚刚发现左侧内外舷的轮胎压力都没了
,
两个轮胎都是
。
We just lost tire pressure on the left outboard and left inboard, both tires.
4
这样这台舷外发动机就像舷内发动机一样
,
并兼得两者的优点
。
In this case the outboard functions like an inboard with many of the advantages of both.
5
导弹沿着舷侧布置
,
看起来很壮观
,
可以很容易区分瓦良格和其他船舶
。
The missiles are located along the ship broadsides, look very impressive and make it easy to differentiate between Varyag and other ships.