1) Asian boat 2) Asian boat with a mat roof 3) Asian skiff 4) Boat of the far east 5) Chinese boat 6) Chinese craft 7) Chinese rowboat 8) Chinese skiff 9) Chinese watercraft 10) Eastern vessel 11) Flat- bottomed boat 12) Flat-bottomed boat 13) Hong Kong harbor boat 14) Hong kong harbor craft 15) Hong kong harbor sight 
• (n.) A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the inland waters.
most common type of small boat in Chinese waters, constructed in a variety of designs. Some have sharp bows, and nearly all have large sterns, with ...
Sam'pan noun (Nautical) A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the inland waters. [ Written also sanpan .] 
A sampan is a small boat propelled by a single scull over the stern, and provided with a roofing of mats. Sampans are to be found in China and the Far East.
[n] - an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
noun an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars