航 háng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 舟 — boat, ship
- Made of
- 舟 boat, ship 亢 high, proud
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
航海
hánghǎi
seafaring; navigation; to sail
Characters in this word
海 hǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 每 each, every
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 古代航海技术的发展，改变了不同文明之间的联系方式。 Gǔdài hánghǎi jìshù de fāzhǎn, gǎibiàn le bùtóng wénmíng zhījiān de liánxì fāngshì. The development of ancient navigation technology changed the way different civilisations connected with one another.
- 他从小就梦想长大后去航海。 Tā cóngxiǎo jiù mèngxiǎng zhǎngdà hòu qù hánghǎi. Since childhood he dreamed of going to sea when he grew up.
- 航海的人要学会看星星和看天气。 Hánghǎi de rén yào xuéhuì kàn xīngxing hé kàn tiānqì. Sailors must learn to read the stars and the weather.
Related words
- 航班 hángbān flight
- 航空 hángkōng aviation
- 导航 dǎoháng to navigate; navigation
- 航天 hángtiān spaceflight; aerospace
- 航天员 hángtiānyuán astronaut; cosmonaut
- 航行 hángxíng to sail; to navigate
- 航运 hángyùn shipping; maritime transport
- 续航 xùháng to keep travelling; endurance; range
- 大海 dàhǎi sea; ocean
- 海 hǎi sea
- 海边 hǎibiān seaside
- 海关 hǎiguān customs