05795 Chinese character of 舢 and pronounce saan1

The Chinese character【舢】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes transportation or nature. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

A small boat, mostly referring to a sampan.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【舢】:shān

Cantonese Jyutping of 【舢】:saan1

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【舢】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【舢】, for example:Describing transportation or nature , It mainly means a small boat, mostly a sampan .With the depth and complexity of Chinese characters, some refined meanings and specific usages might not be entirely expressed here.

【舢】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【舢板、小舢】(Mandarin Pinyin:shān bǎn 、xiǎo shān/ Cantonese Jyutping:saan1 baan2 、siu2 saan1)

This character consists of 9 individual strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


漁民乘著舢板出海捕魚。

Fishermen went out to sea on sampans to fish.


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