中国航海日

Traditional form:

中國航海日

Pinyin (reading):

Zhōngguó Hánghǎirì

Definitions:

• Maritime Day (July 11th) commemorating the first voyage of Zheng He 鄭和／郑和 ( Zhèng Hé) in 1405 AD

Characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 国 - country, nation, state; national
• 航 - vessel, craft; to sail, to navigate
• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 日 - sun; day; daytime

Traditional characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 國 - country, nation, state; national
• 航 - vessel, craft; to sail, to navigate
• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 日 - sun; day; daytime