航天
Old HSK 6
航天 (hángtiān) · spaceflight
航天 (hángtiān) means “spaceflight; space”. It is written with 2 characters: 航 (vessel) + 天 (day). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 航天 is built
The characters
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)
天 tiān · day
What 天 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The heavens 一 above a man 大 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
中国的航天事业发展得很快。Zhōngguó de hángtiān shìyè fāzhǎn de hěnkuài.China's space program is developing fast.
他长大后想做航天员。Tā zhǎngdà hòu xiǎng zuò hángtiān yuán.He wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.
Questions about 航天
What does 航天 mean?
航天 (hángtiān) means “spaceflight; space”.
How do you pronounce 航天?
航天 is pronounced hángtiān.
Which HSK level is 航天?
航天 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 航班hángbānflight
- 航空hángkōngaviation
- 导航dǎohángnavigation
- 航行hángxíngto sail
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 半天bàntiānhalf a day
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 前天qiántiānday before yesterday
Learn 航天 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.