Usage of the character 舷
xián
舷
[舷]
- side of a ship or an aircraft
xiánchuāng
舷窗
[舷窗]
- porthole
- scuttle
zuǒxián
左舷
[左舷]
- port (side of a ship)
yòuxián
右舷
[右舷]
- starboard (of a ship)
xiántī
舷梯
[舷梯]
- gangway
- ramp (to board a ship or plane)
chuánxián
船舷
[船舷]
- the sides of a ship
- (fig.) the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges