舰

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warship

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

舟 meaning “ship” + 见 sound ( jiàn )

Components 舟见

warship · Heisig RSH #2821

舟 boat + 见 see

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
核动力航空母舰	hé dòng lì háng kōng mǔ jiàn	nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
航空母舰战斗群	háng kōng mǔ jiàn zhàn dòu qún	carrier-based vanguard group (CBVG); naval battle group led by an aircraft carrier
小军舰鸟	xiǎo jūn jiàn niǎo	(bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
白斑军舰鸟	bái bān jūn jiàn niǎo	(bird species of China) lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
白腹军舰鸟	bái fù jūn jiàn niǎo	(bird species of China) Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
主力舰	zhǔ lì jiàn	battleship
南海舰队	Nán hǎi Jiàn duì	South Sea Fleet
东海舰队	Dōng hǎi Jiàn duì	East Sea Fleet
北海舰队	Běi hǎi Jiàn duì	North Sea Fleet
航空母舰	háng kōng mǔ jiàn	aircraft carrier (CL:艘[sou1]); (fig.) juggernaut
联合舰队	lián hé jiàn duì	combined fleet
空中炮舰	kōng zhōng pào jiàn	gunship (aircraft)
反舰导弹	fǎn jiàn dǎo dàn	anti-ship missile
战斗舰	zhàn dòu jiàn	battleship
布雷舰	bù léi jiàn	minelayer (ship)
战列舰	zhàn liè jiàn	battleship
铁甲舰	tiě jiǎ jiàn	ironclad; an armor-plated battleship
舰长	jiàn zhǎng	commander; captain (of a warship)
破冰舰	pò bīng jiàn	icebreaker
舰载机	jiàn zài jī	carrier-based aircraft

Characters sharing the sound component 见 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
见 sound part	jiàn	to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
砚	yàn	inkstone
苋	xiàn	amaranth
蚬	xiǎn	clam, bivalve; Cyclina orientalis
枧	jiǎn	spout, bamboo tube; wooden peg
笕	jiǎn	bamboo water pipe