Small boat of East Asia

I believe the answer is:

sampan

(Other definitions for sampan that I've seen before include "Far Eastern boat" , "Small Chinese flat-bottomed boat" , "East Asian boat" , "Far Eastern rowing vessel" , "oriental vessel" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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