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起航

qǐ háng

2-character word

What 起航 means

1. (of a ship) to set sail; (of an airplane) to take off

The characters in 起航

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 航hángboat; ship; craft

Sounds the same

Read qǐ háng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 启航(of a ship) to set sail; (of an airplane) to take off

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