Chinese symbol for “satellite”
卫星
wèi xīng
Traditional: 衛星
(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon; 颗 (kē)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for satellite is 卫星 (wèi xīng), defined as: (aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon; 颗 (kē).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “satellite”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 星 | xīng | star; heavenly body |
| 上星 | shàng xīng | to broadcast via satellite; satellite (channel etc); shangxing acupoint (DU23) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 卫星.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卫生 (衛生) | wèi shēng | hygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation |
| 保卫 (保衛) | bǎo wèi | to defend; to safeguard |
| 捍卫 (捍衛) | hàn wèi | to defend; to uphold; to safeguard |
| 卫视 (衛視) | wèi shì | satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视 (wèi xīng diàn shì)) |
| 防卫 (防衛) | fáng wèi | to defend; defensive |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; 个 (gè) |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star; celebrity |
| 三星 | sān xīng | three major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “satellite”.
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.