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Chinese symbol for “commodore”

准将
zhǔn jiàng
Traditional: 准將
brigadier general; commodore

The closest CC-CEDICT match for commodore is 准将 (zhǔn jiàng), defined as: brigadier general; commodore.

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

准 zhǔn
standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow
radical 15 ⼎ · 10 strokes
将 jiàng
the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general
radical 41 ⼨ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “commodore”

WordPinyinMeaning
海军大校 (海軍大校)hǎi jūn dà xiàocommodore (= US Navy equivalent)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 准将.

WordPinyinMeaning
准备 (準備)zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare
标准 (標準)biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
批准pī zhǔnto approve; to ratify
准确 (準確)zhǔn quèaccurate; exact; precise
不准bù zhǔnnot to allow; to forbid
瞄准 (瞄準)miáo zhǔnto take aim at; to target
即将 (即將)jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon
将军 (將軍)jiāng jūngeneral; high-ranking military officer

See also: Japanese symbol for “commodore”.

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.