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Chinese symbol for “nova”

新星
xīn xīng
(astronomy) nova; (fig.) new star; rising star

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nova is 新星 (xīn xīng), defined as: (astronomy) nova; (fig.) new star; rising star.

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

新 xīn
new, recent, fresh, modern
radical 69 ⽄ · 13 strokes
星 xīng
star, planet; a point of light
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 新星.

WordPinyinMeaning
新闻 (新聞)xīn wénnews; 条 (tiáo)
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
创新 (創新)chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation
更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew
最新zuì xīnlatest; newest
新型xīn xíngnew type; new kind
星期xīng qīweek; 个 (gè)
明星míng xīngstar; celebrity

See also: Japanese symbol for “nova”.

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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