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Chinese symbol for “stars”

星辰
xīng chén
stars

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stars is 星辰 (xīng chén), defined as: stars.

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
辰 chén
early morning; fortune, good luck; 5th terrestrial branch
radical 161 ⾠ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “stars”

WordPinyinMeaning
星斗xīng dǒustars
金星jīn xīnggold star; stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
群雄qún xióngoutstanding heroes; warlords vying for supremacy (in former times)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 星辰.

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
诞辰 (誕辰)dàn chénbirthday
时辰 (時辰)shí chentime; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day

See also: Japanese symbol for “stars”.

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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