Chinese symbol for “boatman”
船夫
chuán fū
boatman
The closest CC-CEDICT match for boatman is 船夫 (chuán fū), defined as: boatman.
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
Other Chinese words for “boatman”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 船工 | chuán gōng | boatman; boat builder |
| 船户 (船戶) | chuán hù | boatman; boat dweller |
| 船家 | chuán jiā | person who lives and makes a living on a boat; boatman |
| 水客 | shuǐ kè | smuggler, esp. of electronic goods from Macao or Hong Kong to Guangdong; boatman |
| 艄公 | shāo gōng | helmsman; boatman |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 船夫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 船只 (船隻) | chuán zhī | ship; boat |
| 船长 (船長) | chuán zhǎng | captain (of a boat); skipper |
| 船舶 | chuán bó | shipping; boats |
| 飞船 (飛船) | fēi chuán | spaceship; spacecraft |
| 船员 (船員) | chuán yuán | sailor; crew member |
| 渔船 (漁船) | yú chuán | fishing boat; 条 (tiáo) |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 夫人 | fū ren | lady; madam |
See also: Japanese symbol for “boatman”.
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.