[[Characters]] #Characters \ #Objects-and-Machinery \ #Transportation # 船 chuán boat; ship ## Components [[舟 zhōu]] [[舟 (zhōu)]] [[几 jǐ]] [[几 (jī)]] [[口 kǒu]] [[口 (kǒu)]] ## Meaning Today, the character **船 (chuán)** primarily means "boat" or "ship." It is used to refer to any type of vessel used for water transportation, from small boats to large ships. ## History The character 船 (chuán) is an ideogrammic compound. It is composed of two parts: 舟 (zhōu), which is a pictograph resembling a small boat, and 㕣 (chuán), which has the meaning of "following" or "moving along." Together, these elements signify that a boat travels along waterways. The primary meaning of 船 is a vessel used for water transportation. ## Evolution ### Oracular Script ？ ### Bronze Script ![[船 bronce.svg]] ### Seal Script ![[船 sello.svg]] ### Clerical Script ![[船 cle.svg]] ### Regular Script ![[船 reg.svg]]