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舶

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ship

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
11
Radical
舟 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
舶
Common rank
#3,866
Unicode
U+8236

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 舶 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

舟 meaning “ship” + 白 sound ( bái )

Components 舟 白

How to remember it

liner · Heisig RSH #2820

舟 boat + dove

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 舶

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
中国船舶重工集团公司 Zhōng guó Chuán bó Zhòng gōng Jí tuán Gōng sī China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC)
中国船舶工业集团 Zhōng guó Chuán bó Gōng yè Jí tuán China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
中国船舶贸易公司 Zhōng guó Chuán bó Mào yì Gōng sī China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)
舶来品 bó lái pǐn (old) imported goods; foreign goods
船舶 chuán bó shipping; boats

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 白 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
白 sound part bái white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
百 bǎi one hundred; numerous, many
伯 bó older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
拍 pāi to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
柏 bǎi cypress, cedar
怕 pà to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive
迫 pò to compel, to force; pressing, urgent
泊 bó to anchor; to moor
魄 pò vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon
帛 bó silk, fabric; wealth, property
粕 pò sediment, lees, dregs
铂 bó platinum; thin sheet metal