艇 tǐng dugout
dugout; punt; small boat
How to remember 艇: 舟 boat + 廷 court = dugout. Every morning the student paddles his boat past the old college court, proud of his little dugout.
Component breakdown
艇 = 舟 boat + 廷 court
- 舟 boat
- 廷 court
Every morning the student paddles his boat past the old college court, proud of his little dugout.
How it is used
- 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.