航管 (háng guǎn) — aviation management; air traffic control

Definition

Short form for 航空管理 (aviation management) and, in practice, air traffic control. As a noun phrase it names the field or the control function; it is not a verb on its own.

aviation managementair traffic control

Examples

  • 航管。
    háng guǎn Bù mén zhèng zài diào chá zhè cì shì gù.
    The aviation management department is investigating this accident.
  • 航管。
    Xīn xì tǒng tí gāo le háng guǎn de xiào lǜ.
    The new system has improved the efficiency of air traffic control.
  • 航管。
    Tā dà xué xué de shì háng guǎn zhuān yè.
    He studied aviation management as his major in college.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

航hángaviation
管guǎnmanagement

'航' (aviation) and '管' (management) combine to mean management of aviation or air traffic.

Characters in this word

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

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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