Radical 舟

10 strokes

boat 舟 (680a) + strike 殳 (169a) = sort 般

This means a sort of, or type of, something.

一般 (1) yìbān average, commonplace

At the launching ceremony they strike the boat with a bottle, but what sort of bottle depends on what sort of boat it is. / The giant strikes up the band as the boat is launched.

When it is used as a part of other characters, “boat” has sometimes evolved into “moon” (月, Character 61). Look at “canoe” (90b) and see if you get an “aha” feeling.