Chinese symbol for “ship”
船只
chuán zhī
Traditional: 船隻
ship; boat; vessel
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ship is 船只 (chuán zhī), defined as: ship; boat; vessel.
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 “ship”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舶 | bó | ship |
| 装运 (裝運) | zhuāng yùn | to ship; shipment |
| 航船 | háng chuán | ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service) |
| 启运 (啟運) | qǐ yùn | to ship (goods) |
| 船 | chuán | boat; vessel |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 船只.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng gu |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | so long as; provided; if |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ship”.
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