神舟

Shénzhōu

proper noun

Meanings

1 Shenzhou, China's series of crewed spacecraft
2 Hasee, a Chinese laptop brand

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

我从小就梦想坐神舟飞船去太空。

Wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù mèngxiǎng zuò Shénzhōu fēichuán qù tàikōng.

Since I was little I've dreamed of flying into space on a Shenzhou spacecraft.

HSK 7-9

每次神舟发射，电视台都会现场直播。

Měi cì Shénzhōu fāshè, diànshìtái dōu huì xiànchǎng zhíbō.

Every time a Shenzhou launches, TV stations broadcast it live.

Tips

history

Shenzhou 5 carried 杨利伟 into orbit in October 2003, making China the third country to send a person into space. The spacecraft are numbered in order, and their crews now fly to the 天宫 space station.

mistakes

神舟 'divine vessel' sounds exactly like 神州 'the divine land', a poetic name for China. The pun is deliberate, but only the spacecraft is written with 舟 'boat'.

Stroke Order

神 shén

舟 zhōu