Chinese symbol for “celebrity”
明星
míng xīng
star; celebrity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for celebrity is 明星 (míng xīng), defined as: star; celebrity.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “celebrity”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 社会名流 (社會名流) | shè huì míng liú | celebrity; public figure |
| 名人 | míng rén | personage; celebrity |
| 知名人士 | zhī míng rén shì | public figure; celebrity |
| 红人 (紅人) | hóng rén | a favorite of sb in power; a celebrity |
| 大咖 | dà kā | (coll.) major figure; celebrity; big shot |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 明星.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof; certificate |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 明显 (明顯) | míng xiǎn | clear; distinct |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 明确 (明確) | míng què | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; 个 (gè) |
| 卫星 (衛星) | wèi xīng | (aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon |
See also: Japanese symbol for “celebrity”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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