甲板 Traditional form: 甲板 Pinyin (reading): jiǎbǎn Definitions: deck (of a boat etc) Characters: 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem 板 - board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff Traditional characters: 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem 板 - board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff