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Chinese symbol for “fleet”

舰队
jiàn duì
Traditional: 艦隊
fleet; measure word: 支 (zhī)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fleet is 舰队 (jiàn duì), defined as: fleet; measure word: 支 (zhī).

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

舰 jiàn
warship
radical 137 ⾈ · 10 strokes
队 duì
team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people
radical 170 ⾩ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fleet”

WordPinyinMeaning
船队 (船隊)chuán duìfleet (of ships)
飘忽 (飄忽)piāo hūswiftly moving; fleet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 舰队.

WordPinyinMeaning
军舰 (軍艦)jūn jiànwarship; military naval vessel
战舰 (戰艦)zhàn jiànbattleship; warship
舰艇 (艦艇)jiàn tǐngwarship; naval vessel
驱逐舰 (驅逐艦)qū zhú jiàndestroyer (warship)
旗舰 (旗艦)qí jiànflagship
军队 (軍隊)jūn duìarmed forces; troops; measure word: 支 (zhī)
部队 (部隊)bù duìarmy; armed forces
团队 (團隊)tuán duìteam

See also: Japanese symbol for “fleet”.

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.