Chinese symbol for “sailboat”
帆船
fān chuán
sailboat
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sailboat is 帆船 (fān chuán), defined as: sailboat.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 帆船.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一帆风顺 (一帆風順) | yī fān fēng shùn | propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing |
| 帆布 | fān bù | canvas; sailcloth |
| 扬帆 (揚帆) | yáng fān | to set sail |
| 风帆 (風帆) | fēng fān | sail; sailing boat |
| 帆板 | fān bǎn | sailboard; windsurfing |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sailboat”.
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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