The kanji 舶 primarily means "ship" or "vessel," referring to a watercraft used for transportation. It carries the core concept of something used for seafaring and trade.

・On-yomi (音読み): はく (haku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): none

⚫︎ 外国舶 Translation: foreign ship ⚫︎ 舶用 Translation: for ships ⚫︎ 舶来品 Translation: imported goods

The kanji 舶 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいいもじ). The semantic component is 舟 (船) – ふね (fune), meaning "boat" or "ship". The phonetic component is 白 – しろ (shiro), but here it lends its sound, not its meaning. Together, they create the idea of a "ship." It shows a vessel, thus it means ship.