艘 sōu
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 舟 — boat, ship
- Made of
- 舟 boat, ship 叟 old man
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
艘
sōu
measure word for ships
Character
Example phrases
- 港口外停着一艘科研船，准备前往南海采集样本。 Gǎngkǒu wài tíngzhe yì sōu kēyán chuán, zhǔnbèi qiánwǎng Nánhǎi cǎijí yàngběn. A research vessel was moored outside the port, preparing to go to the South China Sea to collect samples.
- 湖面上有一艘小船，慢慢地向岸边划来。 Húmiàn shàng yǒu yì sōu xiǎochuán, mànman de xiàng ànbiān huá lái. There is a small boat on the lake, slowly rowing toward the shore.
- 这艘大船要在海上航行一个星期才能到达。 Zhè sōu dàchuán yào zài hǎishàng hángxíng yí ge xīngqī cái néng dàodá. This big ship has to sail at sea for a week before it can arrive.