破船 (pò chuán) — derelict ship, broken boat | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

derelict shipbroken boat

Measure word · 艘

Examples

破船。
Nà sōu pò chuán bèi yí qì zài gǎng kǒu duō nián le.
That derelict ship has been abandoned in the harbor for years.
破船。
Yú mín men bǎ pò chuán tuō huí àn biān chāi jiě.
The fishermen towed the broken boat back to shore and dismantled it.
破船。
Zhè sōu pò chuán chéng le hái zi men mào xiǎn de lè yuán.
This derelict ship became an adventure playground for children.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

石皮破

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

皮

皮pí破pò

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

破 has 石 (stone) as its meaning part and 皮 as its sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

㕣

㕣㕣船

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

船 pairs 舟 (boat) with 㕣 for its sound.

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Boats & Water Travel

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