What does 星 mean in Chinese?

星 (xīng) means "star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 星?

星 is pronounced "xīng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 星?

星 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 星?

Common words with 星 include 七星 (Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi), 三星 (Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan), 三星 (three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation), 上星 (to broadcast through satellite), 五星 (the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星).

How do you write 星?

星 has 9 strokes. Its radical is 日. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

星 (xīng), star

星

xīng

star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount

9 strokes

Character Breakdown

星 = 日 + 生

The sun gives birth to light — a star

Radical: 日 (no. 72)Strokes: 9

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Definitions

star
heavenly body
satellite
small amount

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 星

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
七星	Qī xīng	Qixing district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi
三星	Sān xīng	Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣\|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
三星	sān xīng	three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿\|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
上星	shàng xīng	to broadcast through satellite
五星	wǔ xīng	the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星