舰首

艦首

jiànshǒu

noun

Meanings

1 bow of a warship
2 prow

Characters

Examples

舰首的炮塔正对着目标。

Jiànshǒu de pàotǎ zhèng duìzhe mùbiāo.

The turret at the bow of the warship is aimed at the target.

海浪不断拍打着舰首。

Hǎilàng bùduàn pāidǎzhe jiànshǒu.

The waves kept crashing against the bow of the ship.

Tips

usage

舰首 specifically refers to the front of a 舰 (warship), not civilian ships. For a regular boat or ship's bow, 船头 (chuántóu) is the more general term.

Stroke Order

舰 jiàn

首 shǒu