导航
Old HSK 6
导航 (dǎoháng) · navigation
导航 (dǎoháng) means “navigation; to navigate”. It is written with 2 characters: 导 (to direct) + 航 (vessel). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 导航 is built
The characters
导 dǎo · to direct
What 导 is made of
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: A hand 寸 pointing the way to someplace 巳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
航 háng · vessel
What 航 is made of
- 舟zhōu — boat
- 亢kàng — high
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 舟 gives the meaning, 亢 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
开车时我用手机导航。Kāichē shí wǒ yòng shǒujī dǎoháng.I use my phone to navigate when driving.
这个导航软件很准确。Zhège dǎoháng ruǎnjiàn hěn zhǔnquè.This navigation app is very accurate.
Questions about 导航
What does 导航 mean?
导航 (dǎoháng) means “navigation; to navigate”.
How do you pronounce 导航?
导航 is pronounced dǎoháng.
Which HSK level is 导航?
导航 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 导演dǎoyǎndirector
- 领导lǐngdǎoleader
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 导游dǎoyóutour guide
- 导致dǎozhìto lead to
- 引导yǐndǎoto guide
- 辅导fǔdǎoto tutor
- 倡导chàngdǎoto advocate
- 导弹dǎodànmissile
- 导向dǎoxiàngdirection
Learn 导航 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.