Radical What does the radical 舟 mean? The radical 舟 means boat; it has 6 strokes. Quick factsMeaningboatStrokes6Kanji using it9 舟6 strokes9 kanjiboatStroke order · 6 strokesWatch it written123456Kanji using this radical船boat航navigation般general搬transporting盤tray舶large ship艇boat艦warship舷side of a ship