艘 Stroke Order

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Information of 艘

Pinyin sōu

Radical

舟

Strokes

15 strokes

Usage

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Definition

measure word for warships (Taiwan pronunciation), measure word for boats and ships (mainland pronunciation)

艘 [sōu] 1. Measure word used for boats. - Example: 三艘轮船 (Three boats). 2. The general term for boats. - Example: 粮艘 (Grain ship). 3. Large ships at sea. - Example: Naval vessels. 4. Used as a measure word for counting ships and boats. - Example: 一艘船 (One ship), 十艘军舰 (Ten warships). - Historical reference: 《晋书 · 卷五六 · 孙楚传》 mentions “楼船万艘，千里相望” regarding the construction of numerous ships. 5. The general term for boats. - Example from Song dynasty: 自都门燕别，龙艘锦纜，空载得、春归去. - Historical reference: 《明史 · 卷八三 · 河渠志一》 mentions “粮艘阻不进” regarding the blockage of grain ships. 艘 is primarily a measure word for counting ships and is also used to refer to boats in general.

一艘 yī sōu

两艘 liǎng sōu

Two

第一艘 dì yī sōu

First ship

三艘 sān sōu

Three ships

多艘 duō sōu

Multiple ships

余艘 yú sōu

More ships

几艘 jǐ sōu

A few

四艘 sì sōu

Four

首艘 shǒu sōu

First ship

五艘 wǔ sōu

Five ships

八艘 bā sōu

Eight ships

万艘 wàn sōu

Million ships

第三艘 dì sān sōu

Third ship

六艘 liù sōu

Six ships

第二艘 dì èr sōu

Second ship

十艘 shí sōu

Ten ships

数十艘 shù shí sōu

Dozens of ships

数艘 shù sōu

Several ships

千艘 qiān sōu

Thousand ships

数百艘 shù bǎi sōu

Hundreds