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Chinese symbol for “ark”

方舟
fāng zhōu
ark

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ark is 方舟 (fāng zhōu), defined as: ark.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

方 fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
radical 70 ⽅ · 4 strokes
舟 zhōu
boat, ship
radical 137 ⾈ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 方舟.

WordPinyinMeaning
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
方面fāng miànrespect; aspect
官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)
龙舟 (龍舟)lóng zhōudragon boat; imperial boat
独木舟 (獨木舟)dú mù zhōudugout; canoe
泛舟fàn zhōuto go boating

See also: Japanese symbol for “ark”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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