漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
舷: gunwale
N1 (our estimate)11 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
舟 carries the meaning · 玄 is drawn in
11 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ゲンgen · on'yomi · in compounds
- 右舷うげんstarboard (right side of vessel)
- 左舷さげんport (left side of vessel)
ふなばたfunabata · kun'yomi · on its own
- 舷ふなばたside of a boat; gunwale
Also read ふなべり, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Sail away! This radical represents the spirit of exploration and transport.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side舷 gunwale · 玄
vs航 navigate · 亢In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xián
Same form: 舷 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 舷 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 舷 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xián most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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