航空母舰 (hángkōngmǔjiàn): aircraft carrier

Measure Word

一艘航空母舰 sōu

Meanings

1 aircraft carrier

Characters

mother; female; source

舰

jiàn

warship

Examples

中国的第一艘航空母舰是辽宁号。

Zhōngguó de dì yī sōu hángkōngmǔjiàn shì Liáoníng hào.

China's first aircraft carrier is the Liaoning.

航空母舰是现代海军的核心力量。

Hángkōngmǔjiàn shì xiàndài hǎijūn de héxīn lìliàng.

Aircraft carriers are the core force of modern navies.

这艘航空母舰可以搭载数十架战斗机。

Zhè sōu hángkōngmǔjiàn kěyǐ dāzài shùshí jià zhàndòujī.

This aircraft carrier can carry dozens of fighter jets.

Tips

memory

航空 (aviation) + 母 (mother) + 舰 (warship) = the mother warship for aircraft — a perfect description of what an aircraft carrier actually does.

Stroke Order

航 háng

空 kōng

母 mǔ

舰 jiàn

Related Words

航空 hángkōng HSK 4 #3,096

aviation / air (as modifier, e.g. airmail, airline)

航母 hángmǔ #22,329

aircraft carrier

航空局 hángkōngjú #15,123

aviation bureau / aviation authority

母舰 mǔjiàn #28,194

mother ship / flagship vessel that carries or supports smaller craft

航班 hángbān HSK 4 #2,651

scheduled flight / flight number

航 háng #6,060

to navigate; to sail / boat; ship / aviation; flight

航行 hángxíng HSK 7 #7,007

to navigate / to sail / to voyage

航线 hángxiàn #8,340

air route; flight route / shipping route; shipping lane / course (of navigation)

舰 jiàn #4,742

warship; naval vessel

舰队 jiànduì #4,598

fleet (of warships) / naval fleet