Chinese symbol for “hull”
船体
chuán tǐ
Traditional: 船體
hull; body of a ship
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hull is 船体 (chuán tǐ), defined as: hull; body of a ship.
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 “hull”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 船身 | chuán shēn | hull; body of a ship |
| 船壳 (船殼) | chuán ké | hull (of a ship) |
| 外壳 (外殼) | wài ké | envelope; outer shell |
| 捣 (搗) | dǎo | to pound; to beat |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 船体.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 船只 (船隻) | chuán zhī | ship; boat |
| 船长 (船長) | chuán zhǎng | captain (of a boat); skipper |
| 船舶 | chuán bó | shipping; boats |
| 飞船 (飛船) | fēi chuán | spaceship; spacecraft |
| 船员 (船員) | chuán yuán | sailor; crew member |
| 渔船 (漁船) | yú chuán | fishing boat; 条 (tiáo) |
| 媒体 (媒體) | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hull”.
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.