舟 zhōu

boat, ship; KangXi radical 137

HSK 6 #2224

DEFINITIONS

  • boat, ship
  • KangXi radical 137
  • boat

STROKES

舟 stroke order diagram
舟 stroke order animation

WORDS

方舟 fāng zhōu ark
独木舟 dú mù zhōu dugout; canoe; kayak
木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undone
同舟共济 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals
泛舟 fàn zhōu to go boating
顺水推舟 shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu lit. to push the boat with the current; fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit
破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat; to burn one's boats
龙舟 lóng zhōu dragon boat; imperial boat
风雨同舟 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times
扁舟 piān zhōu small boat; skiff
刻舟求剑 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals
吴越同舟 wú yuè tóng zhōu Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals; to collaborate towards a common end; in the same boat together
吳越同舟 wú yuè tóng zhōu Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals; to collaborate towards a common end; in the same boat together
天舟座 tiān zhōu zuò Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
学如逆水行舟，不进则退 xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ， bù jìn zé tuì Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
學如逆水行舟，不進則退 xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ， bù jìn zé tuì Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
学海泛舟 xué hǎi fàn zhōu sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
學海泛舟 xué hǎi fàn zhōu sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
操舟 cāo zhōu to steer a boat
水能载舟，亦能覆舟 shuǐ néng zài zhōu ， yì néng fù zhōu lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb); fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it; if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm; things can be double-edged
水能載舟，亦能覆舟 shuǐ néng zài zhōu ， yì néng fù zhōu lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb); fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it; if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm; things can be double-edged
獨木舟 dú mù zhōu dugout; canoe; kayak
神舟 shén zhōu Shenzhou (spacecraft); Hasee (computer manufacturer)
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