舟 zhōu ㄓㄡ zau1

  • boat

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 舟 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 骆驼 駱駝 ( luò tuo lok3 to4 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 沙漠 ( shā mò saa1 mok6 ) 之 ( zhī zi1 ) 舟 ( zhōu zau1 )。

    A camel is to the desert what a ship is to the sea.

  • 端午节 端午節 ( Duān wǔ jié dyun1 ng5 zit3 ) 要 ( yào jiu3 ) 赛龙舟 賽龍舟 ( sài lóng zhōu coi3 lung4 zau1 )。

    During the Dragon Boat Festival, there needs to be a dragon boat race.

  • 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 乘 ( chéng sing4 ) 着 著 ( zhe zoek3 ) 独木舟 獨木舟 ( dú mù zhōu duk6 muk6 zau1 ) 向 ( xiàng hoeng3 ) 河 ( hé ho4 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 下游 ( xià yóu haa6 jau4 ) 而 ( ér ji4 ) 行 ( xíng hang4 )。

    We went down a river by canoe.

  • 七月 ( Qī yuè cat1 jyut6 ) 十七 ( shí qī sap6 cat1 ) 日 ( rì jat6 ), 方舟 ( fāng zhōu fong1 zau1 ) 停 ( tíng ting4 ) 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 亚美尼亚 亞美尼亞 ( Yà měi ní yà aa3 mei5 nei4 aa3 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 山 ( shān saan1 ) 上 ( shàng soeng5 )。

    And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Armenia.

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