远航 (yuǎn háng) — long sea voyage, oceangoing voyage

Definition

noun
long sea voyageoceangoing voyage
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 远航
    Zhè cì yuǎn háng fēi cháng shùn lì, wǒ men kàn dào le hěn duō jīng yú.
    This voyage went very smoothly; we saw many whales.
  • 远航
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù mèng xiǎng zhe yí cì huán yóu shì jiè de yuǎn háng.
    He has dreamed since childhood of a voyage around the world.
  • 远航
    Lǎo chuán zhǎng yǐ jīng wán chéng le shù shí cì yuǎn háng.
    The old captain has already completed dozens of long voyages.

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.

The idea of 远, far, shapes 航, a voyage, into a long sea journey.

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
Written in full aschuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
yuányuǎn
Same sound today

远 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 元, used for 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
zhōuboat
Sound part声符shēngfú
kàngháng
Same sound today

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

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