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Meaning of

Pinyin sōu
Radical
Strokes
15
Definition
measure word for warships (Taiwan pronunciation), measure word for boats and ships (mainland pronunciation)
Usage
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艘 [sōu] 1. A measure word used for ships. Example: 三艘轮船 (three ships). 2. General term for boats. 【Original Meaning】: The general term for boats. 【Character Formation】: Phono-semantic compound; combines the meaning of "boat" (舟) and the sound "sóu". 3. Same as the original meaning (boat). 4. A large ship in the sea. Example: 作为运输船 (as a transport ship). Citation: 《艺文类聚》: "艘, 海大舡也." (艘 refers to large ships in the sea). 量词: Used for counting ships (English: ship). Example: 两艘油船 (two oil tankers); 三艘巡洋舰 (three cruisers). 1. Measure word. A unit for counting vessels and ships. For example: "一艘船" (one ship), "十艘军舰" (ten warships). Citation: 《晋书·卷五六·孙楚传》: "兴造舟楫,简习水战,楼船万艘,千里相望." (to build boats and engage in water battles, with countless large ships visible for miles). 2. The general term for boats. Example: "自都门燕别,龙艘锦纜,空载得、春归去." (From the capital's farewell, adorned boats return empty in spring). Citation: 《明史·卷八三·河渠志一》: "沛地淤填七八里,粮艘阻不进." (The land filled up seven or eight miles, blocking the transport ships).
yī sōu
A
liǎng sōu
Two
dì yī sōu
First ship
sān sōu
Three ships
duō sōu
Multiple ships
yú sōu
More ships
jǐ sōu
A few
sì sōu
Four
shǒu sōu
First ship
wǔ sōu
Five ships
bā sōu
Eight ships
wàn sōu
Million ships
dì sān sōu
Third ship
liù sōu
Six ships
dì èr sōu
Second ship
shí sōu
Ten ships
shù shí sōu
Dozens of ships
shù sōu
Several ships
qiān sōu
Thousand ships
shù bǎi sōu
Hundreds

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Pinyin sou1
Wubi
tevc|tuec
Cangjie
hyhxe
Zhengma
pynx
Four Corner
27447
Unicode
U+8258
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