Surname · Chinese

舟

“boat, canoe”

舟 is a surname from Proto-Mon-Khmer. It is used in Chinese.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

舟 goes back to Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗuuk, meaning “boat, canoe.”

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Where it comes from

舟 comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɗuuk (“boat, canoe”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

舟Zhou柊修優秀周宗Shū秋嵩

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