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Chinese symbol for “nebula”

星云
xīng yún
Traditional: 星雲
nebula

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nebula is 星云 (xīng yún), defined as: nebula.

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

星 xīng
star, planet; a point of light
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes
云 yún
cloud; to say, to speak
radical 7 ⼆ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 星云.

WordPinyinMeaning
星期xīng qīweek; 个 (gè)
明星míng xīngstar; celebrity
卫星 (衛星)wèi xīng(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
三星sān xīngthree major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion
火星huǒ xīngspark (from a fire)
星球xīng qiúcelestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body
风云 (風雲)fēng yúnweather; unstable situation
白云 (白雲)bái yúnwhite cloud

See also: Japanese symbol for “nebula”.

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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