游船
yóuchuán · HSK 7
Boat
⛴️ 游船 = 游 (travel/cruise) + 船 (boat) = a pleasure cruise boat
游 means to swim or travel for pleasure; 船 is the general word for boat or ship. Together they name a boat you ride for sightseeing — a tour or cruise boat, not a cargo vessel.
游 — water radical 氵 + 斿 (banner/streamer)
游 combines the water radical 氵 with 斿, which depicts a banner streaming in the wind. The original sense was a flag fluttering or floating, extended to drifting on water, swimming, and wandering. Today it commonly means to swim, travel, or roam.
船 — boat radical 舟 + 㕣 (phonetic)
船 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The left side 舟 depicts a boat and gives the meaning, while the right side 㕣 originally suggested the sound. Together they refer to a ship or vessel, a meaning that has stayed stable since early seal script.