龟船 guī chuán

Korean turtle warship; armored naval ship

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. "turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭乱rén chén wō luàn

Characters

Character Meaning
龟 guī
turtle; tortoise
船 chuán HSK 3
boat; ship; vessel