星 — Chinese character
星
xīng
star, planet; a point of light
- Pinyin
- xīng
- Radical
- 72 ⽇ (Sun)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 日 生
- Formation
- pictophonetic — sun; meaning component 日; sound component 生
- Japanese
- 星 as a kanji
Common words with 星
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; 个 (gè) |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star; celebrity |
| 卫星 (衛星) | wèi xīng | (aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon |
| 三星 | sān xīng | three major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion |
| 火星 | huǒ xīng | spark (from a fire) |
| 星球 | xīng qiú | celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body |
| 外星人 | wài xīng rén | space alien; extraterrestrial |
| 星星 | xīng xing | (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky |
| 星际 (星際) | xīng jì | interstellar; interplanetary |
| 恒星 (恆星) | héng xīng | (fixed) star |
| 星座 | xīng zuò | constellation; astrological sign |
| 行星 | xíng xīng | planet; 颗 (kē) |
English words written with 星
星 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 5 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 2.1
- Mencius 4B.26
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
- Zhuangzi Lieh Tzŭ
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 27
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