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Chinese symbol for “destroyer”

驱逐舰
qū zhú jiàn
Traditional: 驅逐艦
destroyer (warship)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for destroyer is 驱逐舰 (qū zhú jiàn), defined as: destroyer (warship).

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

驱 qū
to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away
radical 187 ⾺ · 7 strokes
逐 zhú
to pursue; to expel; step by step
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
舰 jiàn
warship
radical 137 ⾈ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 驱逐舰.

WordPinyinMeaning
驱动 (驅動)qū dòngto drive; to propel
驱逐 (驅逐)qū zhúto expel; to deport
先驱 (先驅)xiān qūto pioneer; pioneer; trailblazer
驱使 (驅使)qū shǐto urge; to prompt
驱赶 (驅趕)qū gǎnto drive (vehicle); to drive out
逐渐 (逐漸)zhú jiàngradually
逐步zhú bùprogressively; step by step
追逐zhuī zhúto chase; to pursue vigorously
舰队 (艦隊)jiàn duìfleet; measure word: 支 (zhī)

See also: Japanese symbol for “destroyer”.

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.