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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

明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
星 xīng
star, planet; a point of light
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “celebrity”

WordPinyinMeaning
社会名流 (社會名流)shè huì míng liúcelebrity; public figure
名人míng rénpersonage; celebrity
知名人士zhī míng rén shìpublic figure; celebrity
红人 (紅人)hóng réna 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.

WordPinyinMeaning
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
明显 (明顯)míng xiǎnclear; distinct
明天míng tiāntomorrow
明确 (明確)míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
星期xīng qīweek; 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.