航
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háng · vessel, craft

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

舟Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 航

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hángWords pronounced háng
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Example sentences

Notice where 航 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de háng bān wǎn diǎn le.我的航班晚点了。

My flight was delayed.

Source: Tatoeba #9594927 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nín jì háng kōng hái shì hǎi yùn?您寄航空还是海运?

Do you like to send it by air mail or by surface mail?

Source: Tatoeba #6215776 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jīng cháng zài zhōu mò qù háng hǎi.我經常在週末去航海。

I often go sailing on weekends.

Source: Tatoeba #848633 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de mèng xiǎng shì chéngwéi háng tiān háng kōng gōng chéng shī.他的梦想是成为航天航空工程师。

His dream is to become an aerospace engineer.

Source: Tatoeba #5145184 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men yán zhe fēi zhōu xī àn háng xíng le.他们沿着非洲西岸航行了。

They sailed along the west coast of Africa.

Source: Tatoeba #771858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào zài què rèn yí xià wǒ de háng bān.我想要再确认一下我的航班。

I want to quickly confirm my flight again.

Source: Tatoeba #3078793 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 航 in context

  1. Say háng, then recall the core meaning: vessel, craft.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 航空 (háng kōng), meaning “aviation”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 航 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.