船籍 (chuánjí): ship's registry

Meanings

1 ship's registry
2 ship's nationality
3 flag of registration

Characters

船

Examples

这艘货轮的船籍是巴拿马。

Zhè sōu huòlún de chuánjí shì Bānámǎ.

This cargo ship's registry is Panama.

请出示船籍证明文件。

Qǐng chūshì chuánjí zhèngmíng wénjiàn.

Please present the ship's registry documents.

Tips

culture

Many commercial vessels register under flags of convenience like Panama (巴拿马), Liberia (利比里亚), or the Marshall Islands — cheaper fees and lighter regulation. The 船籍国 (registry country) is often unrelated to the actual owner.

Stroke Order

船 chuán

籍 jí

Related Words

船壳 chuánké

hull (of a ship) / ship's outer shell

船上 chuánshàng #2,386

on the ship / on board (a boat)

船长 chuánzhǎng HSK 6 #1,868

bottom of a boat or ship / ship's hull (underside)

船模 chuánmó

model ship / model boat

船首 chuánshǒu

ship's bow / prow

船员 chuányuán HSK 6 #5,122

crew member; sailor; seaman

船舱 chuáncāng #15,704

cabin (of a ship) / hold (of a ship)

船帆 chuánfān #30,526

sail (of a boat) / ship's sail