1234567891011KeywordbulwarksgunwhaleFrequency#3802Strokes11ReadingsxiánMnemonic舟 (ship) gives the meaning and 玄 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of舟boat玄blackUsed in vocabulary舷xiánside of a ship or an aircraft右舷yòuxiánstarboard (of a ship)左舷zuǒxiánport (side of a ship)船舷chuánxiánthe sides of a ship; (fig.) the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges舷窗xiánchuāngporthole; scuttle舷梯xiántīgangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane)