Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 船帆
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]; variant of 船[chuan2]
船只chuánzhīship; boat; vessel
轮船lúnchuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat; CL:艘[sou1]
一帆风顺yìfān-fēngshùnpropitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
船舶chuánbóshipping; boats
帆fānsail; Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas; to gallop; Taiwan pr. [fan2]; variant of 帆[fan1]; variant of 帆[fan1]