Chinese symbol for “shipping”
船舶
chuán bó
shipping; boats
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shipping is 船舶 (chuán bó), defined as: shipping; boats.
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 “shipping”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 航运 (航運) | háng yùn | shipping; transport |
| 海运费 (海運費) | hǎi yùn fèi | shipping; sea transport |
| 船运 (船運) | chuán yùn | sea freight; shipping |
| 船运业 (船運業) | chuán yùn yè | shipping |
| 发运 (發運) | fā yùn | (of goods) to dispatch; shipment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 船舶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 船只 (船隻) | chuán zhī | ship; boat |
| 船长 (船長) | chuán zhǎng | captain (of a boat); skipper |
| 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) |
| 舶来品 (舶來品) | bó lái pǐn | (old) imported goods; foreign goods |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shipping”.
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.