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Chinese symbol for “motorboat”

摩托艇
mó tuō tǐng
motorboat

The closest CC-CEDICT match for motorboat is 摩托艇 (mó tuō tǐng), defined as: motorboat.

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

摩 mó
to scour, to rub, to grind; friction
radical 64 ⼿ · 15 strokes
托 tuō
to raise, to support; to entrust, to rely on
radical 64 ⼿ · 6 strokes
艇 tǐng
dugout, punt, small boat
radical 137 ⾈ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “motorboat”

WordPinyinMeaning
汽艇qì tǐngmotorboat

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摩托艇.

WordPinyinMeaning
按摩àn mómassage; to massage
摩托车 (摩托車)mó tuō chē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; 辆 (liàng),部 (bù)
摩擦mó cāfriction; rubbing
摩托mó tuō(loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托车 (mó tuō chē))
摩尔 (摩爾)mó ěrmole (chemistry)
观摩 (觀摩)guān móto observe and emulate; to study (esp. following sb's example)
委托 (委託)wěi tuōto entrust; to trust
拜托 (拜託)bài tuōto request sb to do sth; please!
潜艇 (潛艇)qián tǐnga submarine

See also: Japanese symbol for “motorboat”.

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.