航 (háng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- vessel
- craft
- to sail
- to navigate
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
航 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 航 is 舟 — meaning boat. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
How the character is built
航 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 舟 (ship) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 亢 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 航
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
航 appears in 13 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 航 / 相关任务
Words containing 航 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 航 mean in Chinese?
航 (háng) means vessel, craft; to sail, to navigate. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 航 have?
航 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 航?
The radical of 航 is 舟 (boat).
What is the pinyin for 航?
航 is pronounced háng.
What HSK 4 words use 航?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 航 appears in 1 word, including 航班 (hángbān). See the full list above.