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Chinese symbol for “barge”

游艇
yóu tǐng
Traditional: 遊艇
barge; yacht; 只 (zhī)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for barge is 游艇 (yóu tǐng), defined as: barge; yacht; 只 (zhī).

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

游 yóu
to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
艇 tǐng
dugout, punt, small boat
radical 137 ⾈ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “barge”

WordPinyinMeaning
驳船 (駁船)bó chuánbarge; lighter
趸船 (躉船)dǔn chuánbarge; pontoon
舸gěbarge
驳 (駁)bóvariegated; heterogeneous
拖驳 (拖駁)tuō bóbarge; lighter (pulled by a tugboat)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 游艇.

WordPinyinMeaning
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
旅游 (旅遊)lǚ yóutrip; journey
游行 (遊行)yóu xíngto march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration
游客 (遊客)yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
游泳yóu yǒngswimming; to swim
下游xià yóulower reaches (of a river); lower level
潜艇 (潛艇)qián tǐnga submarine
舰艇 (艦艇)jiàn tǐngwarship; naval vessel

See also: Japanese symbol for “barge”.

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.