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Chinese symbol for “pulsar”

脉冲星
mài chōng xīng
Traditional: 脈衝星
pulsar (astronomy)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pulsar is 脉冲星 (mài chōng xīng), defined as: pulsar (astronomy).

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

脉 mài
a pulse; arteries, veins; blood vessels
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
冲 chōng
wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar
radical 15 ⼎ · 6 strokes
星 xīng
star, planet; a point of light
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pulsar”

WordPinyinMeaning
波霎bō shà(astronomy) pulsar

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脉冲星.

WordPinyinMeaning
山脉 (山脈)shān màimountain range; 条 (tiáo)
脉冲 (脈衝)mài chōngpulse (physics)
动脉 (動脈)dòng màiartery
脉络 (脈絡)mài luòarteries and veins; network of blood vessels
血脉 (血脈)xuè màiblood vessels
脉搏 (脈搏)mài bópulse (both medical and figurative)
冲突 (衝突)chōng tūconflict; to conflict
冲击 (沖擊)chōng jīvariant of 冲击 (chōng jī)
星期xīng qīweek; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “pulsar”.

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.