Chinese Character: 艘 (Sōu - Measure Word for Ships)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 舟 (radical: 舟, related to boats)
笔画数: 15 (15 strokes)
结构分解: 形声字，从舟，叟声。表示与船只相关，用作船只的量词。(A pictophonetic character, with "舟" as the semantic part and "叟" as the phonetic part. It is related to ships and is used as a measure word for ships.)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Sōu (first tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“艘”是一个量词，用于计量船只的数量（如“一艘船”）。(“艘” is a measure word used to count the number of ships (e.g., "一艘船" - a ship).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 一艘船 (yī sōu chuán) - a ship
- 几艘军舰 (jǐ sōu jūn jiàn) - several warships
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“艘”作为量词，通常与数词搭配使用，放在名词“船”“军舰”等之前，表示船只的数量。(As a measure word, “艘” is usually used in conjunction with numerals and placed before nouns such as "船" (ship) and "军舰" (warship) to indicate the number of ships.)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
在中国，水运历史悠久，船只在交通、贸易、军事等方面都发挥着重要作用。“艘”作为船只的量词，体现了汉语对船只数量计量的规范表达。(In China, water transportation has a long history, and ships have played an important role in transportation, trade, military affairs, etc. “艘” as a measure word for ships reflects the standardized expression of counting the number of ships in Chinese.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
港口停着一艘巨大的货轮。(Gǎng kǒu tíng zhe yī sōu jù dà de huò lún.)
A huge cargo ship is parked at the port.
海军有几艘先进的军舰。(Hǎi jūn yǒu jǐ sōu xiān jìn de jūn jiàn.)
The navy has several advanced warships.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
可以联想“艘”的部首“舟”与船只相关，想象港口里排列着许多船只，每一艘都可以用“艘”来计数，帮助记忆其作为船只量词的用法。(You can associate the radical "舟" in the character "艘" with ships. Imagine many ships lined up at the port, and each ship can be counted using “艘”, which helps to remember its usage as a measure word for ships.)