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Chinese symbol for “skiff”

艑
biàn
skiff

The closest CC-CEDICT match for skiff is 艑 (biàn), defined as: skiff.

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

艑
艑 biàn
small boat
radical 137 ⾈ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “skiff”

WordPinyinMeaning
扁舟piān zhōu(literary) small boat; skiff

See also: Japanese symbol for “skiff”.

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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