tǐng

small boat

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
舟 meaning component

  Meaning component

zhōu

  

boat

廷 sound component

  Sound component

tíng

  

court

Evolution

艇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
艇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tǐng

small boat, dugout, punt; vessel; small ship

Most common words with 艇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

潜艇

submarine

游艇

barge

vessel

舰艇

warship

快艇

speedboat