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title: "Hangtian Meaning: 航天 (hángtiān) Means “spaceflight”"
description: "航天 (hángtiān) means “spaceflight; aerospace”. Hear its tones, see what 航 and 天 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangtian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 航天 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

航天 hángtiān

## spaceflight; aerospace

## Its characters

1. 航 háng to sail
2. 天 tiān sky

## In a sentence

他大学学的是航天专业。 He majored in aerospace at university.

[More about 航天](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%88%AA%E5%A4%A9)

## More words with 航 or 天

- [白天 báitiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baitian)
- [半天 bàntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bantian)
- [春天 chūntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuntian)
- [当天 dàngtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangtian)
- [导航 dǎoháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daohang)
- [冬天 dōngtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongtian)
- [航班 hángbān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangban)
- [航空 hángkōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangkong)
- [航行 hángxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangxing)
- [今天 jīntiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jintian)

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