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舰

jiàn

HSK 6 Character Traditional 艦

What 舰 means

1. warship

Example sentences

• 中国有能力摧毁你们的航空母舰。
  China has the means to destroy your aircraft carriers.
• 俄罗斯正向叙利亚派遣战舰、海军陆战队和登陆艇坦克，并向伊朗派遣潜舰装备。
  Russia is sending battleships, marines, and landing craft tanks against Syria, and submarine equiment against Iran.
• 华盛顿的新保守主义者不该把航空母舰放到离俄罗斯和中国太近的地方。这两个国家有能粉碎它们的武器。
  Huáshèngdùn de xīn bǎoshǒu zhǔyìzhě bù gāi bǎ hángkōng mǔjiàn fàng dào lí éluósī hé Zhōngguó tài jìn de dìfang. Zhè liǎng gè guójiā yǒu néng fěnsuì tāmen de wǔqì.
  Washington's neocons should not push their aircraft carriers too close to Russia and China. These two countries have the weapons they need to pulverize them.

Words starting with 舰

• 舰艇jiàn tǐngwarship; naval vessel
• 舰队jiàn duìfleet
• 舰长jiàn zhǎngcommander; captain (of a warship)
• 舰岛jiàn dǎoisland (the superstructure of an aircraft carrier, on the starboard side of the deck)
• 舰桥jiàn qiáobridge (of a naval ship)
• 舰船jiàn chuánwarship
• 舰载jiàn zàishipboard (radar system etc); ship-based; carrier-based (aircraft)
• 舰只jiàn zhīwarship
• 舰首jiàn shǒubow of a warship
• 舰载机jiàn zài jīcarrier-based aircraft

Words containing 舰

• 军舰jūn jiànwarship; military naval vessel
• 战舰zhàn jiànbattleship; warship
• 航空母舰háng kōng mǔ jiànaircraft carrier; (fig.) juggernaut
• 旗舰qí jiànflagship
• 巡洋舰xún yáng jiàncruiser (warship); battle cruiser
• 驱逐舰qū zhú jiàndestroyer (warship)
• 兵舰bīng jiànwarship
• 潜舰qián jiàna submarine
• 航舰háng jiàn(Taiwan) aircraft carrier (abbr. for 航空母舰
• 船舰chuán jiànnavy vessel; (coast guard) patrol boat
• 卫舰wèi jiàna frigate (warship)
• 斗舰dòu jiànfighting ship
• 主力舰zhǔ lì jiànbattleship
• 布雷舰bù léi jiànminelayer (ship)
• 战列舰zhàn liè jiànbattleship
• 战斗舰zhàn dòu jiànbattleship
• 扫雷舰sǎo léi jiànminesweeper
• 旗舰店qí jiàn diànflagship (store)
• 破冰舰pò bīng jiànicebreaker
• 补给舰bǔ jǐ jiànsupply ship
• 护航舰hù háng jiànescort vessel
• 护卫舰hù wèi jiànescort vessel; frigate; corvette
• 运输舰yùn shū jiàntransport ship
• 铁甲舰tiě jiǎ jiànironclad; an armor-plated battleship

Characters built on 见

These share the phonetic component 见 (jiàn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 现xiànto appear; present; now
• 岘xiànabbr. for 岘首山; Mt Xianshou in Hubei; steep hill
• 苋xiànamaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)…
• 蚬xiǎnbasket clam (clam of family Corbiculidae); (esp.) Corbicula leana 真蚬
• 笕jiǎnbamboo conduit; water pipe of bamboo
• 枧jiǎnbamboo conduit; wooden peg; spout

Characters that look like 舰

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 脱tuōto shed; to take off; to escape
• 敌dí(bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival; (bound form) to resist…
• 烷wánalkane
• 铣xǐto mill (machining); Taiwan pr. xiǎn
• 琉liúprecious stone
• 觊jìto covet; to long for

Sounds the same

Read jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 见to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
• 件item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
• 健healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen
• 建to establish; to found; to set up
• 键key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond
• 渐gradual; gradually
• 践to fulfill (a promise); to tread; to walk
• 荐to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass
• 剑double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 鉴bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 箭arrow
• 溅to splash