Chinese symbol for “shipyard”
船厂
chuán chǎng
Traditional: 船廠
shipyard; shipbuilder's yard
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shipyard is 船厂 (chuán chǎng), defined as: shipyard; shipbuilder's yard.
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 “shipyard”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 船坞 (船塢) | chuán wù | dock; shipyard |
| 造船厂 (造船廠) | zào chuán chǎng | dockyard; shipyard |
| 造船所 | zào chuán suǒ | shipyard |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 船厂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 工厂 (工廠) | gōng chǎng | factory; measure word: 家 (jiā), 座 (zuò) |
| 厂商 (廠商) | chǎng shāng | manufacturer; producer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shipyard”.
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.