Chinese symbol for “plank”
板
bǎn
board; plank; plate; shutter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plank is 板 (bǎn), defined as: board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music).
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
Other Chinese words for “plank”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木板 | mù bǎn | slab; board |
| 板子 | bǎn zi | board; plank |
| 平板支撑 (平板支撐) | píng bǎn zhī chēng | plank (exercise) |
| 牏 | tóu | short board; plank |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 板.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | variant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn) |
| 地板 | dì bǎn | floor |
| 板块 (板塊) | bǎn kuài | slab; (geology) tectonic plate |
| 平板 | píng bǎn | slab; flat board; (engineering) surface plate; flat; level |
| 甲板 | jiǎ bǎn | deck (of a ship or boat) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plank”.
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.