dāo
艖
small boat
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small boat; skiff
literaryA literary or archaic term for a small, narrow boat. Found in classical poetry and texts.
Yī一
yè叶
qīng轻
dāo舠
fàn泛
yú于
jiāng江
shàng上
。
A light skiff floated on the river.
Gǔ古
rén人
chéng乘
dāo舠
dù渡
shuǐ水
。
Ancient people crossed water by small boat.
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Shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
“
dāo舠
”
lái来
miáo描
huì绘
jiāng江
nán南
shuǐ水
xiāng乡
de的
jǐng景
zhì致
。
The character '舠' is often used in poetry to depict the scenery of the river towns of southern China.