Chinese Word: 艘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

艘HSK 6

Pinyin: sōu

English Definition: classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sao1]

Chinese Definition:
①量词，指船只：三艘轮船。[合]粮艘(运粮船。)

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 舟

Pictophonetic:叟 indicates the sound; 舟 (ship) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 艘

1		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 yuè guò 越过 le 了 dà yáng 大洋。 The ship sailed across the ocean.
2		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 yào 要 qù 去 ào dà lì yà 澳大利亚。 The ship is going to Australia.
3		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 huǎn huǎn 缓缓 jiē jìn 接近 le 了 gǎng kǒu 港口。 The ship approached the harbor slowly.
4		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 de 的 chuán zhǎng 船长 fēi cháng 非常 yǒu 有 jīng yàn 经验。 The captain of the ship was very experienced.
5		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 de 的 háng xíng 航行 shí jiān 时间 yǒu 有 liǎng tiān 两天。 The sailing time of the ship is two days.

Grid Size

Choose Font

Choose Grid Style

No. of traceable character

Show Phonetic Notation

Show English

Show Stroke Order

One Stroke Per Box

Hide Character Hints

Hide Radicals

One character per line

1		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 yuè guò 越过 le 了 dà yáng 大洋。 The ship sailed across the ocean.
2		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 yào 要 qù 去 ào dà lì yà 澳大利亚。 The ship is going to Australia.
3		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 huǎn huǎn 缓缓 jiē jìn 接近 le 了 gǎng kǒu 港口。 The ship approached the harbor slowly.
4		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 de 的 chuán zhǎng 船长 fēi cháng 非常 yǒu 有 jīng yàn 经验。 The captain of the ship was very experienced.
5		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 de 的 háng xíng 航行 shí jiān 时间 yǒu 有 liǎng tiān 两天。 The sailing time of the ship is two days.