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Chinese symbol for “deck”

甲板
jiǎ bǎn
deck (of a ship or boat)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deck is 甲板 (jiǎ bǎn), defined as: deck (of a ship or boat).

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

甲 jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes
板 bǎn
board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “deck”

WordPinyinMeaning
桥面 (橋面)qiáo miànroadway; floor
装点 (裝點)zhuāng diǎnto decorate; to dress up
露台 (露臺)lù táibalcony; patio

Related words

Other words that share a character with 甲板.

WordPinyinMeaning
装甲 (裝甲)zhuāng jiǎvehicle armor
指甲zhǐ jiafingernail
装甲车 (裝甲車)zhuāng jiǎ chēarmored car; 辆 (liàng)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)jiǎ zhuàng xiàn(anatomy) thyroid gland
铠甲 (鎧甲)kǎi jiǎarmor
老板lǎo bǎnvariant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn)
地板dì bǎnfloor
板块 (板塊)bǎn kuàislab; (geology) tectonic plate

See also: Japanese symbol for “deck”.

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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