艧 (huò) - Boat & vessel

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huò ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

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艧 · huò

Boat;

vessel;

ship (archaic or rare character).

Boatvesselship (archaic or rare character).

Usage highlights

boat vesselship boatnaval vessellarge boatsea vessel

Synonyms

  • 船— boat, ship
  • 舟— boat, vessel
  • 舰— warship, naval vessel

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentioned a type of boat (艧).
  • He studied maritime vessels (舟艧) in historical documents.
  • This character appears in classical ship terminology (船艧).

Collocations

  • boat vessel(舟艧)
  • ship boat(船艧)
  • naval vessel(舰艧)
  • large boat(大艧)
  • sea vessel(海艧)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts referring to boats or vessels.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of historical interest.
  • Shares the boat/ship semantic field with more common characters like 船 and 舟.

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