05005 Chinese character of 艄 and pronounce saau1

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

The stern or steerage of a boat.

Here’s the way to say this Chinese character aloud.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【艄】:shāo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【艄】:saau1

Here is an explanation of the primary details of the Chinese character 【艄】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【艄】, for example:Describing transportation or people , It means mainly the stern of a boat or the driver .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【艄】stands alone as a word, yet when paired with others, it leads to complex linguistic structures, for instance【船艄、艄公】(Mandarin Pinyin:chuán shāo 、shāo gōng/ Cantonese Jyutping:syun4 saau1 、saau1 gung1)

Writing this character requires 13 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,This sentence highlights one way to use this character.:


艄公正在船尾熟練地掌舵。

The boatsman was steering the boat skillfully at the stern.


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