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艇

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(bound form) boat; craft (esp. small or naval)

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
12
Radical
舟 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
艇
Common rank
#2,028
Unicode
U+8247

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

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How 艇 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

舟 meaning “boat” + 廷 sound ( tíng )

Components 舟 廷

How to remember it

light boat · Heisig RSH #2825

舟 boat + 廷 royal court

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 艇

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

WordPinyinMeaning
救生艇甲板 jiù shēng tǐng jiǎ bǎn boat deck (deck where lifeboats are stored)
皮划艇静水 pí huá tǐng jìng shuǐ canoe-kayak flatwater
鱼雷艇 yú léi tǐng torpedo boat
艇甲板 tǐng jiǎ bǎn boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
齐柏林飞艇 Qí bó lín fēi tǐng Zeppelin dirigible airship
炮艇机 pào tǐng jī gunship (aircraft)
救生艇 jiù shēng tǐng lifeboat
护卫艇 hù wèi tǐng escort vessel; corvette
摩托艇 mó tuō tǐng motorboat
皮划艇 pí huá tǐng canoes and kayaks; (sports) canoeing and kayaking
潜水艇 qián shuǐ tǐng a submarine
皮艇 pí tǐng kayak
核潜艇 hé qián tǐng nuclear submarine
游艇 yóu tǐng barge; yacht; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
飞艇 fēi tǐng airship
反舰艇 fǎn jiàn tǐng anti-ship
赛艇 sài tǐng boat race; racing ship or boat; rowing (sport)
扫雷艇 sǎo léi tǐng minesweeper
快艇 kuài tǐng speedboat; motor launch
潜艇堡 qián tǐng bǎo submarine sandwich

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
廷 sound part tíng courtyard
挺 tǐng to straighten, to stand upright; rigid, stiff
蜓 tíng dragonfly
霆 tíng a sudden peal of thunder
铤 tǐng ingots, metal bars; to hurry
梃 tǐng stalk, wooden club; straight
莛 tíng blades of grass