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Chinese symbol for “craft”

艇
tǐng
(bound form) boat; craft (esp. small or naval)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for craft is 艇 (tǐng), defined as: (bound form) boat; craft (esp. small or naval).

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

艇 tǐng
dugout, punt, small boat
radical 137 ⾈ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “craft”

WordPinyinMeaning
工gōngwork; worker
航hángboat; ship

Related words

Other words that share a character with 艇.

WordPinyinMeaning
潜艇 (潛艇)qián tǐnga submarine
舰艇 (艦艇)jiàn tǐngwarship; naval vessel
游艇 (遊艇)yóu tǐngbarge; yacht
飞艇 (飛艇)fēi tǐngairship
核潜艇 (核潛艇)hé qián tǐngnuclear submarine
快艇kuài tǐngspeedboat; motor launch

See also: Japanese symbol for “craft”.

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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