Character

舟

zhōu HSK 7

舟 zhōu HSK 7

1. (lit.) boat; vessel
2. a surname

Words using 舟 as zhōu (2)

1 刻舟求剑 kè zhōu qiú jiàn — to be inflexible and ignore changing circumstances (lit. to mark the boat to find the sword) HSK 7
- 刻 to carve, to engrave (marking the boat)
- 舟 boat (the object being marked)
- 求 to seek, to search for (looking for the sword)
- 剑 sword (the object being sought)
Example

面对新技术，我们不能刻舟求剑，要与时俱进。

miàn duì xīn jì shù wǒ men bù néng kè zhōu qiú jiàn yào yǔ shí jù jìn

When facing new technology, we cannot be inflexible and stuck in old ways; we must advance with the times.
2 同舟共济 tóng zhōu gòng jì — to pull together in times of trouble HSK 7
- 同 same, together
- 舟 boat
- 共 together, jointly
- 济 cross (a river), help
Example

面对经济危机，各国需要同舟共济。

miàn duì jīng jì wēi jī gè guó xū yào tóng zhōu gòng jì

Facing the economic crisis, all countries need to pull together.

Structure & writing

舟 zhōu — (lit.) boat; vessel

舟 is a component in 10 characters

HSK 3

盘 pán plate; shallow dish, usually round or oval, larger than a saucer 般 bān kind; sort; type 船 chuán boat; ship (primary watercraft, various types, also used in aerospace)

HSK 4

航 háng (lit.) boat; ship

HSK 6

艘 sōu measure word for ships and boats

HSK 7

舰 jiàn warship; large military vessel 舱 cāng cabin or hold of a ship, aircraft, etc. 舵 duò rudder (device for steering a ship, aircraft, or vehicle) 舶 bó large oceangoing vessel 艇 tǐng a light, fast boat or vessel under 500 tons, or a craft with special purposes, e.g. yacht, lifeboat, torpedo boat, submarine

舟 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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