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Revision as of 01:52, 8 July 2024 by imported>Sol Pacificus (I'm iffy about using the Chinese character here is misleading because the word immediately comes from Malay or Javanese, not Chinese, although Wiktionary does note it may be ultimately traced to Hokkien or Teochew pronunciations of 船.)
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A Chinese junk

A junk (船; Malay & Javanese: djong, Hokkien: chûn, Teochew: zung5) is a ship of Chinese design. Their most distinctive feature is their fully battened tanja sails, but they are also characterized by a flat-bottomed hull, an overhanging transom for a stern, and bulkheads, which are wooden partitions within the hull that create watertight compartments.[1] From their inception in the Song dynasty (960–1279), they were already robust enough for long-distance ocean travel. Later European ships took inspiration from their superior hull and sail designs.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ L. Pham, Charlotte Minh-Hà. (2012). Asian Shipbuilding Technology. Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-92-9223-413-3.
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – Database: Chinese Junks

zh:中式帆船

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