舟 — Chinese character
舟
zhōu
boat, ship
- Pinyin
- zhōu
- Radical
- 137 ⾈ (Boat)
- Strokes
- 6
- Formation
- pictographic — A boat
- Japanese
- 舟 as a kanji
Common words with 舟
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方舟 | fāng zhōu | ark |
| 龙舟 (龍舟) | lóng zhōu | dragon boat; imperial boat |
| 独木舟 (獨木舟) | dú mù zhōu | dugout; canoe |
| 泛舟 | fàn zhōu | to go boating |
| 同舟共济 (同舟共濟) | tóng zhōu gòng jì | cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals |
| 破釜沉舟 | pò fǔ chén zhōu | lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat; to burn one's boats |
| 木已成舟 | mù yǐ chéng zhōu | lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undone |
| 扁舟 | piān zhōu | (literary) small boat; skiff |
| 风雨同舟 (風雨同舟) | fēng yǔ tóng zhōu | lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times |
| 舟桥 (舟橋) | zhōu qiáo | pontoon bridge; floating bridge |
| 顺水推舟 (順水推舟) | shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu | lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit |
| 逆水行舟 | nì shuǐ xíng zhōu | lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom); fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard) |
English words written with 舟
舟 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 1 · Art of War 2 · Zhuangzi 23 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
- Analects 14.6
- Art of War 11.30
- Art of War 11.39
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi Horses' Hoofs
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