Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

boat; ship; vessel; craft; to navigate; to sail

Chinese: 船。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hang” becomes a different word in each tone. 航 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 航空háng kōngaviation
  • 航班háng bān(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing
  • 导航dǎo háng(lit. and fig.) to navigate
  • 航天háng tiānspace flight
  • 航行háng xíngto sail; to fly; to navigate

Example Sentence

这趟航班准时起飞了。Zhè tàng háng bān zhǔn shí qǐ fēi le.This flight took off on time.

Zhèthistàngto wade航班háng bān(scheduled) flight准时zhǔn shíon timeto risefēito flyle(completed action)