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The Chinese word xing - 星 - xīng
(star in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

xīng

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English translations

star, heavenly body, minute things

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Chinese characters  ( xing / xīng ) with pronunciation (English translation: star )
The traditional Chinese characters of xīng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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is composed of 9 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

sun  |  Mars
星 ( xing / xīng ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 546)
Chinese example words containing the character 星 ( xing / xīng )
海王星 ( hăiwángxīng = Neptune (planet) ), 恒星 ( héngxīng = fixed star ), 彗星 ( huìxīng = comet ), 火星 ( huŏxīng = Mars (planet) ), 金星 ( jīnxīng = Venus (planet) ), 流星 ( liúxīng = shooting star ), 冥王星 ( míngwángxīng = Pluto (planet) ), 木星 ( mùxīng = Jupiter (planet) ), 水星 ( shuĭxīng = Mercury (planet) ), 天王星 ( tiānwángxīng = Uranus (planet) ), 土星 ( tŭxīng = Saturn (planet) ), 卫星 ( wèixīng = satellite ), 星际 ( xīngjì = interstellar ), 星际大战 ( xīngjìdàzhàn = Star Wars ), 星期 ( xīngqī = week ), 星期二 ( xīngqīèr = Tuesday ), 星期六 ( xīngqīliù = Saturday ), 星期日 ( xīngqīrì = Sunday ), 星期三 ( xīngqīsān = Wednesday ), 星期四 ( xīngqīsì = Thursday ) 星期五 ( xīngqīwŭ = Friday )
More words that mean star in Chinese
xīngxīng ( 星星 )
More words that mean heavenly body in Chinese
tiāntĭ ( 天体 )

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