航空母舰

 

Pinyin: háng kōng mǔ jiàn

Meaning：aircraft carrier

Sentence: 一位中国军事学者呼吁将中国新的航空母舰命名为“钓鱼岛”。

A chinese military scholar has called for china's new aircraft carrier to be named diaoyu islands.

 

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航： 

 

Pinyin: háng
Meaning: boat；ship
Radical: 舟
Stokes: 10
Traditional: 航
Common words/Phrase:
航班  [háng bān] 【flight number;scheduled flight】 
航标  [háng biāo] 【navigation mark;buoy;aids to navigation;signal light】
航道  [háng dào] 【channel;water way;course;lane;navigation route】
航天  [háng tiān] 【spaceflight;aerospace;spacefaring】

 

空： 

 

Pinyin: kōng
Meaning: sky；air
Radical:  穴
Stokes: 8
Traditional: 空
Common words/Phrase:
空档  [kōng dàng] 【neutral gear】 
空洞  [kōng dòng] 【cavity】
空乏  [kōng fá] 【destitute】
空腹  [kōng fù] 【empty stomach】 

 

母： 

 

Pinyin: mǔ
Meaning: mother
Radical:  母
Stokes: 5
Traditional: 母
Common words/Phrase:
母舰  [mǔ jiàn]  【mother ship (carrier)]】 

母亲  [mǔ qīn]  【mother】
母校  [mǔ xiào]  【destitute】
母语  [mǔ yǔ]   【mother tongue;parent language】 

 

舰： 

 

Pinyin: jiàn
Meaning: warship
Radical:  舟
Stokes: 10
Traditional: 艦
Common words/Phrase:
舰船  [jiàn chuán] 【ship】 
舰队  [jiàn duì]    【fleet;armada;navel fleet;naval force;naval squadron】
舰炮  [jiàn pào]   【chase gun】
舰艇  [jiàn tǐng]   【warship;naval ships and boats;naval vesels】