Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sampan \Sam"pan\, n. (Naut.)
   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}.]

Source : WordNet®

sampan
     n : an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars