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Chinese symbol for “dockyard”

造船厂
zào chuán chǎng
Traditional: 造船廠
dockyard; shipyard

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dockyard is 造船厂 (zào chuán chǎng), defined as: dockyard; shipyard.

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

造 zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
船 chuán
ship, boat, vessel
radical 137 ⾈ · 11 strokes
厂 chǎng
cliff; factory, workshop; building
radical 27 ⼚ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 造船厂.

WordPinyinMeaning
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
创造 (創造)chuàng zàoto create; to bring about
制造 (製造)zhì zàoto manufacture; to make
建造jiàn zàoto construct; to build
改造gǎi zàoto transform; to reform
打造dǎ zàoto forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop
船只 (船隻)chuán zhīship; boat
船长 (船長)chuán zhǎngcaptain (of a boat); skipper
工厂 (工廠)gōng chǎngfactory; measure word: 家 (jiā), 座 (zuò)

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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