方舟

fāngzhōu

noun #9,615

Measure Word

一艘方舟 sōu

Meanings

1 ark (as in Noah's Ark)
2 a large boat or vessel (literary)

Characters

square; rectangular

Literally 'square boat' — an ark, a large flat-bottomed vessel.

Examples

诺亚方舟是一个著名的故事。

Nuòyà Fāngzhōu shì yī gè zhùmíng de gùshi.

Noah's Ark is a famous story.

他们把那艘船叫做方舟。

Tāmen bǎ nà sōu chuán jiàozuò fāngzhōu.

They called that ship the Ark.

Tips

culture

方舟 is most commonly encountered in the biblical context of 诺亚方舟 (Noah's Ark). It also appears in game and movie titles as a dramatic word for a survival vessel.

Stroke Order

方 fāng

舟 zhōu