星
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9 STROKES
Entry·pron. xīng
ㄒㄧㄥ
“star; heavenly body; planet; a small amount; a shining or glittering thing; a prominent person; a mark on a scale; surname.”
Taiwan rank
#599
Radical
日sun/day
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 星期week; day of the week; Sunday; seven-day cycle used to name days
- 明星star; celebrity; a famous or prominent person in entertainment, sports, or public life.
- 三星ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄥSamsung (South Korean electronics company); three major stars in Chinese astronomy (Orion's Belt); three spirits of fortune, prosperity, and longevity.
- 星星a star; stars in the sky; (of hair) streaked with grey; (of things) scattered; sparse; in small amounts
- 女星ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥfemale star; famous actress; a woman known for her work in film, television, or entertainment.
- 衛星a natural or artificial body orbiting a planet; a subsidiary or dependent entity; (short for) artificial satellite
- 星期二Tuesday; the second day of the week
- 星光starlight; the light emitted by stars; figuratively, a faint or distant glow.
- 星座constellation; astrological sign; one of the 88 recognized regions of the sky used in astronomy to map star positions
- 巨星ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥgiant star; (fig.) superstar, a widely admired top performer in fields like sports or entertainment
- 星球ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊcelestial body in space; a planet or other heavenly body; a globe-shaped object in the cosmos.
- 繁星ㄈㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥmany stars; a multitude of stars filling the sky; a starry sky.
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