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Chinese symbol for “canoe”

独木舟
dú mù zhōu
Traditional: 獨木舟
dugout; canoe; kayak

The closest CC-CEDICT match for canoe is 独木舟 (dú mù zhōu), defined as: dugout; canoe; kayak.

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

独 dú
alone, independent, only, single, solitary
radical 94 ⽝ · 9 strokes
木 mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
radical 75 ⽊ · 4 strokes
舟 zhōu
boat, ship
radical 137 ⾈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 独木舟.

WordPinyinMeaning
独立 (獨立)dú lìindependent; independence
独特 (獨特)dú tèunique; distinctive
单独 (單獨)dān dúalone; by oneself
独自 (獨自)dú zìalone
孤独 (孤獨)gū dúlonely; solitary
独裁 (獨裁)dú cáidictatorship
木材mù cáiwood
树木 (樹木)shù mùtree
方舟fāng zhōuark

See also: Japanese symbol for “canoe”.

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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