舷 — Chinese character
舷
xián
bulwarks, gunwhale
- Pinyin
- xián
- Radical
- 137 ⾈ (Boat)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 舟 玄
- Formation
- pictophonetic — ship; meaning component 舟; sound component 玄
- Japanese
- 舷 as a kanji
Common words with 舷
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 右舷 | yòu xián | starboard (of a ship) |
| 左舷 | zuǒ xián | port (side of a ship) |
| 船舷 | chuán xián | the sides of a ship; (fig.) the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges |
| 舷窗 | xián chuāng | porthole; scuttle |
| 舷梯 | xián tī | gangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane) |
English words written with 舷
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.