Usage of the character 船

boat
vessel
ship
CL:條／条 (tiáo),艘 (sōu),隻／只 (zhī)

chuán

船

[舩]

variant of 船 (chuán)

lóngchuán

泷船

[瀧船]

boat or raft adapted to handle rapids
white-water raft

yóuchuán

油船

[油船]

(oil) tanker
tank ship

yóuchuán

游船

[遊船]

pleasure boat
cruise ship

Chuányíng

船营

[船營]

Chuanying district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province

chuánfān

船帆

[船帆]

sail

chuánzhá

船闸

[船閘]

a canal lock

yùnchuán

晕船

[暈船]

to become seasick

dùchuán

渡船

[渡船]

ferry

fānchuán

帆船

[帆船]

sailboat

chuántī

船梯

[船梯]

ship's ladder

chuánlǎn

船缆

[船纜]

ship's hawser
rigging

chuántǐ

船体

[船體]

hull
body of a ship

zhànchuán

战船

[戰船]

warship

zhuǎnchuán

转船

[轉船]

to transfer ships

chuányuán

船员

[船員]

sailor
crew member

chuánfū

船夫

[船夫]

boatman

chuánjiā

船家

[船家]

person who lives and makes a living on a boat
boatman
boat dweller

chuánhù

船户

[船戶]

boatman
boat dweller

chuánfāng

船方

[船方]

ship (commerce)

lúnchuán

轮船

[輪船]

steamship; steamer; steamboat
CL:艘 (sōu)

chénchuán

沉船

[沉船]

shipwreck
sunken boat
sinking ship

qìchuán

汽船

[汽船]

steamboat
steamship

kèchuán

客船

[客船]

passenger ship

chuánwèi

船位

[船位]

ship's position

chuánshāo

船艄

[船艄]

stern of boat

bǎchuán

靶船

[靶船]

target ship

xíngchuán

行船

[行船]

to sail a boat
to navigate

xiǎochuán

小船

[小船]

boat

chuánké

船壳

[船殼]

hull (of a ship)

bīngchuán

冰船

[冰船]

ice breaker (ship)

yúchuán

鱼船

[魚船]

fishing boat
same as 漁船／渔船

chuánhuò

船货

[船貨]

cargo

zàochuán

造船

[造船]

shipbuilding

chuánpiào

船票

[船票]

ship ticket

fānchuán

翻船

[翻船]

to capsize
(fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat

chuánbāng

船帮

[船幫]

side of boat or ship
gunwale

chuántóu

船头

[船頭]

the bow or prow of a ship

chuángōng

船工

[船工]

boatman
boat builder

chuánbù

船埠

[船埠]

wharf
quay

chuánduì

船队

[船隊]

fleet (of ships)

huòchuán

货船

[貨船]

cargo ship
freighter

huáchuán

划船

[划船]

to row a boat
rowing; boating
small boat

qìchuán

弃船

[棄船]

to abandon ship

zūchuán

租船

[租船]

to charter a ship
to take a vessel on rent

shāngchuán

商船

[商船]

merchant ship

bóchuán

驳船

[駁船]

barge; lighter

Kuàichuán

快船

[快船]

Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)

chuánzhī

船只

[船隻]

ship
boat
vessel

chuánzhǔ

船主

[船主]

ship's captain
owner of ship

chuánduò

船舵

[船舵]

rudder
helm of a ship

fēichuán

飞船

[飛船]

spaceship
spacecraft
dirigible
airship

mǔchuán

母船

[母船]

mother ship

chuánwà

船袜

[船襪]

ankle socks
invisible socks

zhuāngchuán

装船

[裝船]

to load cargo onto a ship

guīchuán

龟船

[龜船]

"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂／壬辰倭乱 (rénchénwōluàn)

yóuchuán

邮船

[郵船]

mailboat
ocean liner

yáochuán

摇船

[搖船]

to scull
to row a boat

tuōchuán

拖船

[拖船]

tugboat
boat towed by a tugboat
to tow a boat

chuánmín

船民

[船民]

people who live and make a living on boats

lóngchuán

龙船

[龍船]

dragon boat (used at 端午 ( Duānwǔ), the Dragon Boat Festival)

zhōuchuán

舟船

[舟船]

boat

bǎochuán

宝船

[寶船]

Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He 鄭和／郑和 ( Zhèng Hé)

bāochuán

包船

[包船]

to charter a ship

chuánbó

船舶

[船舶]

shipping
boats

chuánshēn

船身

[船身]

hull
body of a ship

dǔnchuán

趸船

[躉船]

barge
pontoon
landing stage

kāichuán

开船

[開船]

to set sail

chuánzhǎng

船长

[船長]

captain (of a boat)
skipper

zéichuán

贼船

[賊船]

pirate ship
fig. venture of dubious merit
criminal gang
reactionary faction

chuáncāng

船舱

[船艙]

hold of ship

chéngchuán

乘船

[乘船]

to embark
to travel by ship
to ferry

mùchuán

木船

[木船]

wooden boat

chuánshǒu

船首

[船首]

ship's bow

chuánwù

船坞

[船塢]

dock; shipyard

bīngchuán

兵船

[兵船]

man-of-war
naval vessel
warship

shàngchuán

上船

[上船]

to get on the boat

chuánjí

船籍

[船籍]

ship's registry

chuánjiàn

船舰

[船艦]

navy vessel
(coast guard) patrol boat

chuányùn

船运

[船運]

sea freight
shipping

sàichuán

赛船

[賽船]

boat race
racing ship or boat

chēngchuán

撑船

[撐船]

to punt
to pole a boat

hángchuán

航船

[航船]

ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service)

chuánwěi

船尾

[船尾]

back end of a ship
aft

Chuánshān

船山

[船山]

Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市／遂宁市 ( Suìníngshì), Sichuan

chuánchǎng

船厂

[船廠]

shipyard
shipbuilder's yard

jiànchuán

舰船

[艦船]

warship

hǎichuán

海船

[海船]

seagoing ship

chuándōng

船东

[船東]

ship owner

gēchuán

戈船

[戈船]

armed vessel (of ancient times)

yúchuán

渔船

[漁船]

fishing boat
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

ship's sail

chuánxián

船舷

[船舷]

the sides of a ship
(fig.) the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges

lóuchuán

楼船

[樓船]

ship with several decks
turreted junk

làngchuán

浪船

[浪船]

swingboat

bǔjǐchuán

补给船

[補給船]

supply ship

yáolǔchuán

摇橹船

[搖櫓船]

boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)

chuánlǎodà

船老大

[船老大]

coxswain
steersman
boatswain (bo'sun)

pòbīngchuán

破冰船

[破冰船]

ice breaker

Chuánfānzuò

船帆座

[船帆座]

Vela (constellation)

tiějiǎchuán

铁甲船

[鐵甲船]

armored ship

Chuándǐzuò

船底座

[船底座]

Carina (constellation)

huáchuánjī

划船机

[划船機]

rowing machine

zhānchuányú

粘船鱼

[粘船魚]

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

yùnshūchuán

运输船

[運輸船]

transport ship

cèliángchuán

测量船

[測量船]

survey vessel

shuāngtǐchuán

双体船

[雙體船]

catamaran

Angchuánzhōu

昂船洲

[昂船洲]

Stonecutters Island

yúchuánduì

渔船队

[漁船隊]

fishing fleet

jiùshēngchuán

救生船

[救生船]

lifeboat

lǎnníchuán

罱泥船

[罱泥船]

boat used for collecting river sludge (to use as a fertilizer)

qìdiànchuán

气垫船

[氣墊船]

hovercraft
air cushion vehicle

hǎijiànchuán

海监船

[海監船]

naval surveillance vessel
maritime patrol boat

bǔjīngchuán

捕鲸船

[捕鯨船]

whaler
whale catcher

chōngqìchuán

充气船

[充氣船]

inflatable boat

dùlúnchuán

渡轮船

[渡輪船]

ferry ship

Chuánshānqū

船山区

[船山區]

Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市／遂宁市 ( Suìníngshì), Sichuan

jiàfānchuán

驾帆船

[駕帆船]

sailing

yùnánchuán

遇难船

[遇難船]

shipwreck

huǒlúnchuán

火轮船

[火輪船]

steamboat

shàngzéichuán

上贼船

[上賊船]

lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)
fig. to associate with criminals

xúnluóchuán

巡逻船

[巡邏船]

patrol vessel
cutter

jùnníchuán

浚泥船

[浚泥船]

dredger

kǎocháchuán

考察船

[考察船]

survey ship

sàilóngchuán

赛龙船

[賽龍船]

dragon-boat race

Chuányíngqū

船营区

[船營區]

Chuanying district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province

shuǐyìchuán

水翼船

[水翼船]

hydrofoil

Chuánwěizuò

船尾座

[船尾座]

Puppis (constellation)

suìbīngchuán

碎冰船

[碎冰船]

ice breaker
same as 冰船 (bīngchuán)

chuányùnyè

船运业

[船運業]

shipping

zàochuánchǎng

造船厂

[造船廠]

dockyard
shipyard

chuánjígǎng

船籍港

[船籍港]

ship's port of registry

tàikōngchuán

太空船

[太空船]

spaceship

zàochuánsuǒ

造船所

[造船所]

shipyard

Chuánzhèng Xuétáng

船政学堂

[船政學堂]

Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty

jízhuāngxiāngchuán

集装箱船

[集裝箱船]

container ship

shuǐzhǎngchuángāo

水涨船高

[水漲船高]

the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
to develop according to the situation

chénchuánshìgù

沉船事故

[沉船事故]

a shipwreck
a sinking

chuánshàngjiāohuò

船上交货

[船上交貨]

Free On Board (FOB) (transportation)

wùshàngzéichuán

误上贼船

[誤上賊船]

lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship
to embark on a hopeless adventure

shùnshuǐtuīchuán

顺水推船

[順水推船]

lit. to push the boat with the current
fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit

tàikōngfēichuán

太空飞船

[太空飛船]

spaceship
spacecraft

yǔzhòufēichuán

宇宙飞船

[宇宙飛船]

spacecraft

cǎochuánjièjiàn

草船借箭

[草船借箭]

lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義／三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì))
fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

Tàikōng Fēichuán

太空飞船

[太空飛船]

Space Shuttle, US spacecraft system (1981-2011)

Kùkèchuánzhǎng

库克船长

[庫克船長]

Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer

Chuánzhèng Dàchén

船政大臣

[船政大臣]

Minister of Navy during Qing times

Shénzhōuhàofēichuán

神舟号飞船

[神舟號飛船]

Shenzhou (spacecraft)

yīngōulǐfānchuán

阴沟里翻船

[陰溝裡翻船]

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)

wúchuánchéngyùnrén

无船承运人

[無船承運人]

non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)

jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán

脚踏两只船

[腳踏兩隻船]

to have a foot in both camps
to have a bet each way
to be having an affair

jiǎocǎiliǎngzhīchuán

脚踩两只船

[腳踩兩隻船]

see 腳踏兩隻船／脚踏两只船 (jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán)

jiǎotàliǎngtiáochuán

脚踏两条船

[腳踏兩條船]

lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
fig. to have it both ways
to run after two hares
(especially) to have two lovers at the same time

chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí

船到桥头自然直

[船到橋頭自然直]

lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)
fig. everything will be all right

chuándàoqiáoménzìhuìzhí

船到桥门自会直

[船到橋門自會直]

lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)

Zhōngguó Chuánbó Gōngyè Jítuán

中国船舶工业集团

[中國船舶工業集團]

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)

chuándàojiāngxīn,bǔlòuchí

船到江心，补漏迟

[船到江心，補漏遲]

It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

chuándàomǎtóu,chēdàozhàn

船到码头，车到站

[船到碼頭，車到站]

The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)

Zhōngguó Chuánbó Màoyì Gōngsī

中国船舶贸易公司

[中國船舶貿易公司]

China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)

Zhōngguó Chuánbó Zhònggōng Jítuán Gōngsī

中国船舶重工集团公司

[中國船舶重工集團公司]

China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC)

chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí

车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直

[車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直]

(idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night