Chinese symbol for “shipwreck”
沉船
chén chuán
shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shipwreck is 沉船 (chén chuán), defined as: shipwreck; sunken boat; sinking ship.
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 “shipwreck”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 沉船.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沉默 | chén mò | taciturn; uncommunicative |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard |
| 沉淀 (沈澱) | chén diàn | variant of 沉淀 (chén diàn) |
| 沉浸 | chén jìn | to soak; to permeate |
| 沉睡 | chén shuì | to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered |
| 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 “shipwreck”.
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.