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Chinese symbol for “mariner”

航海家
háng hǎi jiā
mariner; seafarer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mariner is 航海家 (háng hǎi jiā), defined as: mariner; seafarer.

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

航 háng
vessel, craft; to sail, to navigate
radical 137 ⾈ · 10 strokes
海 hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mariner”

WordPinyinMeaning
水手shuǐ shǒusailor; seaman; mariner
海员 (海員)hǎi yuánsailor; mariner

Related words

Other words that share a character with 航海家.

WordPinyinMeaning
航空háng kōngaviation
航班háng bān(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing
航线 (航線)háng xiànair or shipping route
航空公司háng kōng gōng sīairline; measure word: 家 (jiā)
导航 (導航)dǎo háng(lit. and fig.) to navigate
航天háng tiānspace flight
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
海军 (海軍)hǎi jūnnavy
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “mariner”.

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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