a measure word for ships or boats
Animated Stroke Order 艘
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 艘 is used in context
1
gǎng港
kǒu口
tíng停
bó泊
zhe着
yì一
sōu艘
dà大
chuán船
。
A large ship is docked at the port.
2
zhè这
sōu艘
cì次
háng航
xíng行
fēi非
cháng常
shùn顺
lì利
。
This ship trip was very smooth.
3
nà那
sōu艘
jūn军
jiàn舰
zhèng正
zài在
zhí执
xíng行
rèn任
wu务
。
That warship is performing a mission.
Information
Traditional艘
Radical舟
Strokes15
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1853
Zhuyinㄙㄡ
Components—
UnicodeU+8258
CangjieHYHNE
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Cultural note
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