舟
Primary radical
舟 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 舟.
CHINESE CHARACTER
舟 (zhōu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
zhōu
boat, shipHSK 7-96 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
Visible components
舟 is decomposed as ⿻？？.
STROKES · 6
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 舟 in 6 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 舟
HSK 7-9 · lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
HSK 7-9 · cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals
FAQ
What does 舟 (zhōu) mean in Chinese?
boat, ship
How do you write 舟 in stroke order?
舟 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 舟?
舟 is the radical in 舟. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 舟?
刻舟求剑 (kèzhōu-qiújiàn): lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances; 同舟共济 (tóngzhōu-gòngjì): cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals.