航 (háng) — (bound form) navigation; to navigate (by water or air); related to ships, boats, or aircraft
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'to navigate / navigation' — never used alone. Combine it: 航空 (aviation), 航海 (seafaring), 航班 (flight), 航线 (route).
bound form
navigationto navigate (by water or air)related to shipsboatsor aircraft
Examples
- 。Zhōng guó háng kōng fā zhǎn hěn kuài.China's aviation industry is developing rapidly.
- 。Zhè tiáo háng xiàn měi tiān yǒu wǔ gè háng bān.This route has five flights every day.
- 。Gǔ dài háng hǎi zhǔ yào kào fān chuán.Ancient sea navigation relied mainly on sailboats.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
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.
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