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Chinese symbol for “superstar”

巨星
jù xīng
(astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for superstar is 巨星 (jù xīng), defined as: (astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc).

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

巨 jù
large, huge, gigantic; chief
radical 48 ⼯ · 5 strokes
星 xīng
star, planet; a point of light
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “superstar”

WordPinyinMeaning
大亨dà hēngbig shot; top gun
大牛dà niú(coll.) leading light; superstar

Related words

Other words that share a character with 巨星.

WordPinyinMeaning
巨大jù dàhuge; immense; enormous; gigantic
巨人jù réngiant
巨额 (巨額)jù éa huge sum; an enormous amount (of money)
巨头 (巨頭)jù tóutycoon; magnate
巨型jù xínggiant; enormous
星期xīng qīweek; 个 (gè)
明星míng xīngstar; celebrity
卫星 (衛星)wèi xīng(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon

See also: Japanese symbol for “superstar”.

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.