舰首

艦首

jiànshǒu

noun

Meanings

1 bow of a warship
2 prow

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

舰首的炮塔正对着目标。

Jiànshǒu de pàotǎ zhèng duì zhe mùbiāo.

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

HSK 6

海浪不断拍打着舰首。

Hǎilàng bùduàn pāidǎ zhe 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 is the more general term.

Stroke Order

舰 jiàn

首 shǒu