chuán

舡

Character · NounTraditional舩

boat; ship

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

boat; ship; vessel

literary

An archaic or literary variant of the character 船 (chuán), meaning 'boat' or 'ship'. It is rarely used in modern writing and primarily appears in classical texts or formal/poetic contexts.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
 ，
 “
chuán舩
 ”
zì字
cháng常
yǔ与
 “
chuán船
 ”
tōng通
yòng用
 。

In ancient texts, the character '舩' is often used interchangeably with '船'.

Yī一
yè叶
piān扁
zhōu舟
 ，
yì亦
kě可
xiě写
zuò作
 “
yī一
yè叶
piān扁
chuán舩
 ”
 。

A small boat can also be written as '一叶扁舩'.