tǐng

vessel

small ship

boat (舟) + sound tǐng (廷) = small vessel

舟 anchors the meaning as a boat or watercraft. 廷 is phonetic, lending the sound tǐng rather than contributing to the image of a vessel.

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BoatSemantic

他们坐小过了那条河。

tā men zuò xiǎo tǐng guò le nà tiáo hé。

They crossed that river by small boat.

湖上有几条在慢慢漂着。

hú shàng yǒu jǐ tiáo tǐng zài màn màn piāo zhe。

There are several small vessels slowly drifting on the lake.

Words with 艇

游艇

yóu tǐng

barge

驾艇

jià tǐng

to sail

鱼雷艇

yú léi tǐng

torpedo boat

齐柏林飞艇

qí bó lín fēi tǐng

Zeppelin dirigible airship

划艇

huá tǐng

rowing boat

反舰艇

fǎn jiàn tǐng

anti-ship

巡逻艇

xún luó tǐng

patrol boat

快艇

kuài tǐng

speedboat

扫雷艇

sǎo léi tǐng

minesweeper

摩托艇

mó tuō tǐng

motorboat

救生艇

jiù shēng tǐng

lifeboat

救生艇甲板

jiù shēng tǐng jiǎ bǎn

boat deck (deck where lifeboats are stored)

More characters with 舟