Chinese symbol for “frigate”
护卫舰
hù wèi jiàn
Traditional: 護衛艦
escort vessel; frigate; corvette
The closest CC-CEDICT match for frigate is 护卫舰 (hù wèi jiàn), defined as: escort vessel; frigate; corvette.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “frigate”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 护卫舰.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保护 (保護) | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend |
| 维护 (維護) | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard |
| 护士 (護士) | hù shi | nurse |
| 辩护 (辯護) | biàn hù | to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of |
| 护照 (護照) | hù zhào | passport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè) |
| 庇护 (庇護) | bì hù | to shelter; to protect; to provide refuge; (law) asylum |
| 卫生 (衛生) | wèi shēng | hygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation |
| 卫星 (衛星) | wèi xīng | (aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon |
| 舰队 (艦隊) | jiàn duì | fleet; measure word: 支 (zhī) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “frigate”.
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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