zhōu
boat
Pictograph of a boat.
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Component uses
Meaning component in 34 characters (5 verified)
船 航 舰 艦 俞 艇 艘 舱 艙 舶 舵 舷 舫 艄 舸 舻 舢 艉 艏 舨 艚 艟 舳 艨 舴 舭 艋 舡 舲 舣 艎 舯 舾 艅
Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)
Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.682-683