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Chinese symbol for “gangway”

舷梯
xián tī
gangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gangway is 舷梯 (xián tī), defined as: gangway; ramp (to board a ship or plane).

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

舷 xián
bulwarks, gunwhale
radical 137 ⾈ · 11 strokes
梯 tī
ladder, steps, stairs
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “gangway”

WordPinyinMeaning
梯板tī bǎngangplank; gangway
趒tiáoto jump; to climb over

Related words

Other words that share a character with 舷梯.

WordPinyinMeaning
右舷yòu xiánstarboard (of a ship)
左舷zuǒ xiánport (side of a ship)
船舷chuán xiánthe sides of a ship; (fig.) the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges
舷窗xián chuāngporthole; scuttle
电梯 (電梯)diàn tīelevator; escalator
楼梯 (樓梯)lóu tīstair; staircase
阶梯 (階梯)jiē tīflight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of
梯子tī ziladder; stepladder; (Internet slang) VPN or other tool used to circumvent internet censorship

See also: Japanese symbol for “gangway”.

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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