航行
Old HSK 6
航行 (hángxíng) · to sail
航行 (hángxíng) means “to sail; to fly; navigation”. It is written with 2 characters: 航 (vessel) + 行 (OK). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 航行 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)
行 xíng · OK
What 行 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: To take small steps 亍 with one's feet 彳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这艘船在海上航行了十天。Zhè sōu chuán zài hǎishàng hángxíng le shí tiān.This ship sailed at sea for ten days.
飞机正在一万米高空航行。Fēijī zhèngzài yíwàn mǐ gāokōng hángxíng.The plane is flying at ten thousand meters.
Questions about 航行
What does 航行 mean?
航行 (hángxíng) means “to sail; to fly; navigation”.
How do you pronounce 航行?
航行 is pronounced hángxíng.
Which HSK level is 航行?
航行 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 航班hángbānflight
- 航空hángkōngaviation
- 导航dǎohángnavigation
- 航天hángtiānspaceflight
- 不行bùxíngnot OK
- 进行jìnxíngto carry out
- 举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, event etc.)
- 流行liúxíngpopular
- 旅行lǚxíngto travel
- 行动xíngdòngaction
Learn 航行 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.