艇 tǐng dugout
dugout; punt; small boat
怎么记住“艇”: 舟 boat + 廷 court = dugout. Every morning the student paddles his boat past the old college court, proud of his little dugout.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
艇 = 舟 boat + 廷 court
- 舟 boat meaning
- 廷 court sound
Every morning the student paddles his boat past the old college court, proud of his little dugout.
How it came to be
The boat gives the meaning and the court the sound.
用法
- A small/light boat: 快艇 (kuàitǐng) speedboat, 游艇 (yóutǐng) yacht, 救生艇 (jiùshēngtǐng) lifeboat, 潜艇 (qiántǐng) submarine.
- Contrast 舰 (jiàn, big warship): 艇 is the small craft, so a submarine and a patrol boat are 艇, an aircraft carrier is 舰.