Memory phrase for the character: 艘
艘
Meaning
classifier for ships Pronunciation sōu Explanation Left: boat 舟 (rowing boat with two persons 丶丶), right: old gentleman 叟 (supports himself with hands E, 彐 on a stick 丨, which serves as 3rd hand 又)
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Next to the boats is an old gentleman, counting them. Radicals
舟
boat It shows the image of a rowing boat without a stern, with two people, oars laid across and the bow at the top.
叟
old gentleman, old man Does he support himself with three hands (E, 彐, 又) on his walking stick 丨? - (Or does he have a walker?)
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