p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Translate Flashcards Sign in

舶

bó
noun #73,175

Meanings

  1. 1 a large ship; a sea-going vessel

Examples

大型船舶陆续驶入港口。
Dàxíng chuánbó lùxù shǐ rù gǎngkǒu.
Big ships entered the harbor one after another.
进口的货物叫舶来品。
Jìnkǒu de huòwù jiào bóláipǐn.
Imported goods are called 'things brought by ship'.

Tips

usage
Common in 船舶 ('ships, shipping' — a formal collective term) and 舶来品 ('imported goods', literally 'things that came by ship'). Originally it meant specifically large ocean-going vessels.

Components

radical
舟 zhōu
boat
The boat radical 舟 is a picture of a small vessel; it marks the whole word as belonging to boats and ships, here a large sea-going one.
phonetic
白 bái
white
Supplies the sound: standalone 白 reads bái, near the bó of this character. It is purely phonetic, with no meaning carried to the ship.

Stroke Order

舶 bó