⾈

boat

zhōu (zhou1)

Radical no. 137 · 6 strokes (第 137 部首 · 6 画 dì 137 bùshǒu · 6 huà)

Radical ⾈ (zhōu) — meaning: boat, 6 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The boat radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script, depicting the shape of a vessel with a cargo compartment and pointed ends. Over time, the glyph was simplified into its current form, featuring a long horizontal stroke (the hull) and vertical strokes on the sides.

Mnemonic: The shape of the boat radical resembles a vessel viewed from above, with an elongated hull and narrow sides.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

41 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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  • 舟zhōu

    boat

    6 strokes

  • 舠dāo

    kayak

    8 strokes

  • 舡gāng

    boat

    9 strokes

  • 舢shān

    sampan

    9 strokes

  • 舣yǐ

    to moor a boat to the bank

    9 strokes

  • 般bān

    sort

    10 strokes

  • 舱cāng

    cabin

    HSK 7

    10 strokes

  • 舰jiàn

    warship

    10 strokes

  • 舨bǎn

    sampan

    10 strokes

  • 航háng

    boat

    10 strokes

  • 舫fǎng

    2 boats lashed together

    10 strokes

  • 舭bǐ

    bilge

    10 strokes

  • 船chuán

    variant of 船[chuan2]

    HSK 2

    11 strokes

  • 舵duò

    helm

    11 strokes

  • 舲líng

    small boat with windows

    11 strokes

  • 舳zhú

    poopdeck

    11 strokes

  • 舴zé

    used in 舴艋[ze2 meng3]

    11 strokes

  • 舶bó

    ship

    11 strokes

  • 舷xián

    side of a ship or an aircraft

    11 strokes

  • 舸gě

    barge

    11 strokes

  • 舺xiá

    boat

    11 strokes

  • 舻lú

    bow of ship

    11 strokes

  • 艇tǐng

    (bound form) boat; craft (esp. small or naval)

    12 strokes

  • 舾xī

    used in 舾裝|舾装[xi1 zhuang1]

    12 strokes

  • 艁zào

    old variant of 造[zao4]

    13 strokes

  • 艄shāo

    stern of boat

    13 strokes

  • 艅yú

    used in 艅艎[yu2 huang2]

    13 strokes

  • 艉wěi

    aft

    13 strokes

  • 艋měng

    used in 舴艋[ze2 meng3]

    14 strokes

  • 艘sōu

    classifier for ships

    HSK 7

    15 strokes

  • 艎huáng

    fast ship

    15 strokes

  • 艏shǒu

    bow of a ship

    15 strokes

  • 艑biàn

    skiff

    15 strokes

  • 艖chā

    raft

    15 strokes

  • 艕bàng

    two boats fastened side by side

    16 strokes

  • 艗yì

    bow of a Chinese boat

    16 strokes

  • 艚cáo

    seagoing junk

    17 strokes

  • 艟chōng

    used in 艨艟[meng2 chong1]

    18 strokes

  • 艨méng

    used in 艨衝|艨冲[meng2 chong1] and 艨艟[meng2 chong1]

    19 strokes

  • 艩qí

    tholepin

    20 strokes

  • 艬chán

    large ship

    23 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.