shǒu
艏
bow of ship; head; first
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
bow (of a ship); prow; front part
technicalNautical terminology, often used in compounds like 船首 (chuánshǒu).
Jù巨
lún轮
de的
chuán船
shǒu首
huá划
pò破
píng平
jìng静
de的
hǎi海
miàn面
。
The ocean liner's bow cut through the calm sea surface.
Zhàn站
zài在
chuán船
shǒu首
，
kě可
yǐ以
gǎn感
shòu受
dào到
hǎi海
fēng风
yíng迎
miàn面
chuī吹
lái来
。
Standing at the prow, you can feel the sea breeze blowing in your face.
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Chuán船
shǒu首
xiàng像
tōng通
cháng常
diāo雕
kè刻
zài在
zhàn战
jiàn舰
de的
qián前
duān端
。
Figureheads were usually carved at the bow of warships.