引航 (yǐn háng) — (noun) pilotage, the professional guidance of s…

Definition

Professional navigation of a ship into or out of a harbor by a licensed pilot — a specialized service, not routine sailing.

noun

pilotage, the professional guidance of ships in harbors or waterways

引航。
Zhè sōu chuán xū yào yǐn háng cái néng ān quán jìn gǎng.
This ship needs pilotage to enter the port safely.
引航。
yǐn háng Gōng zuò duì jīng yàn yāo qiú hěn gāo.
Pilotage work requires a high level of experience.
引航。
Gǎng kǒu tí gōng le zhuān yè de yǐn háng fú wù.
The port provides professional pilotage services.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

航hángnavigation

引 means guide, while 航 means navigation; the two meanings combine to denote guiding a ship's passage.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

引 is made from 弓, a bow, and 丿, a short slant stroke added at the place where the string is pulled, marking the action of drawing or pulling.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

舟亢航

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

亢

亢kàng航háng

Same sound today

航 shows a boat with 舟, and 亢 gives the character its sound.