Chinese symbol for “comet”
彗星
huì xīng
comet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for comet is 彗星 (huì xīng), defined as: comet.
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 “comet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孛 | bèi | comet |
| 扫帚星 (掃帚星) | sào zhou xīng | comet; person who brings bad luck; jinx |
| 孛星 | bèi xīng | comet (arch.) |
| 扫把星 (掃把星) | sào bǎ xīng | comet; person who brings bad luck; jinx |
| 茀星 | fú xīng | comet (arch.) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 彗星.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彗核 | huì hé | comet nucleus |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “comet”.
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.