独木舟 meaning in English

dúmùzhōu

dugout; canoe

Traditional 獨木舟19 strokes

Meaning of 独木舟

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dúmùzhōu
  1. dugout
  2. canoe
  3. kayak

独木舟 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men乘chéng著zhù独dú木mù舟zhōu向xiàng河hé的de下xià游yóu而ér行xíng。
We went down a river by canoe.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

独 dú · alone · 9 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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  9. 9

木 mù · tree · 4 strokes

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  2. 2
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  4. 4

舟 zhōu · boat · 6 strokes

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  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 独木舟.

木头mùtouwood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
单独dāndúalone; by oneself
独自dúzìalone
独立dúlìindependent; independence
独特dútèunique; distinctive
孤独gūdúlonely; solitary
独一无二dúyī-wú'èr(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
树木shùmùtree
木偶mù'ǒupuppet
木材mùcáiwood
独家dújiāexclusive
木板mùbǎnslab; board

Questions about 独木舟

What does 独木舟 mean?

独木舟 (dúmùzhōu) means "dugout; canoe".

How do you write 独木舟?

独木舟 is made of 3 characters: 独 (9 strokes), 木 (4 strokes), 舟 (6 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 独木舟 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 独木舟 is written 獨木舟.