艘
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sōu · measure word for ships or vessels

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #2548
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15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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舟Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 艘

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Example sentences

Notice where 艘 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiǎng yào yì sōu chuán dài wǒ yuǎn lí zhè lǐ.我想要一艘船带我远离这里。

I want a boat that will take me far away from here.

Source: Tatoeba #333906 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè sōu chuán de mùdì dì shì mèng mǎi这艘船的目的地是孟买

The ship set sail for Bombay.

Source: Tatoeba #13370287 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào yì sōu chuán.我想要一艘船。

I want a boat.

Source: Tatoeba #8696251 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǒu yì sōu xiǎo chuán.我有一艘小船。

I've got a boat.

Source: Tatoeba #9179805 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà sōu chuán shàng yǒu duō shǎo rén?那艘船上有多少人?

How many people were aboard that ship?

Source: Tatoeba #13563495 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè sōu chuán jí jiāng dào dá tā de mùdì dì这艘船即将到达她的目的地

The ship was on the point of arriving at her destination.

Source: Tatoeba #13370296 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 艘 in context

  1. Say sōu, then recall the core meaning: measure word for ships or vessels.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 艘 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.