yǐ

舣

Character · VerbTraditional艤

moor a boat; bring boat to shore

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to moor a boat; to bring a boat alongside the shore

literary

Literary term used in classical Chinese and modern formal nautical contexts. Implies the action of guiding or securing a vessel to the shore. The variant form 檥 is also used in historical texts.

Yú渔
rén人
yǐ艤
zhōu舟
yú于
lú芦
wěi苇
shēn深
chù处
 。

The fisherman moored his boat deep among the reeds.

Gǔ古
dù渡
wú无
rén人
zhōu舟
zì自
yǐ艤
 。

At the ancient ferry, unmanned boats moor themselves.

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Chuán船
zhǎng长
xià下
lìng令
yǐ艤
jiàn舰
dēng登
àn岸
 。

The captain gave the order to moor the ship and go ashore.