星U+661F9 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.”
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日sun/day
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- 星期ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊweek; day of the week; Sunday; seven-day cycle used to name days
- 明星ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥstar; 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ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥa 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ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥa natural or artificial body orbiting a planet; a subsidiary or dependent entity; (short for) artificial satellite
- 星期二ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄦˋTuesday; the second day of the week
- 星光ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤstarlight; the light emitted by stars; figuratively, a faint or distant glow.
- 星座ㄒㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋconstellation; 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.
- 零星ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥscattered; sporadic; occurring in small, disconnected amounts; not forming a whole or regular pattern
- 火星ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥMars (the planet); a spark from a fire or collision
- 行星ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥa planet; a celestial body orbiting a star, massive enough to clear its orbit; in our Solar System: Mercury through Neptune
- 星期六ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋSaturday; the sixth day of the week
- 球星ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥsports star; famous athlete, especially in ball games like basketball, football, or baseball.
- 星期五ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨˇFriday; the fifth day of the week; the day before Saturday
- 外星人ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊan extraterrestrial being; an alien; a creature from outer space
- 男星ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥmale celebrity; male star, especially a male celebrity or famous man in entertainment
- 星空ㄒㄧㄥ ㄎㄨㄥthe starry sky; the night sky filled with stars; a sky full of stars
- 星際ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋthe space between stars; interstellar space; a region densely populated with stars
- 五星級ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊfive-star; top-tier quality or rating, especially for hotels, restaurants, or services.
- 星期一ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧMonday; the first day of the week in the standard seven-day cycle; the day after Sunday and before Tuesday
- 星期天ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄢSunday; the first day of the week, typically a day off.
- 星雲ㄒㄧㄥ ㄩㄣˊa cloud of gas and dust in space; nebula; a galaxy cluster
- 星系ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋA galaxy; a massive system of stars, nebulae, and star clusters, often containing billions of stars; may be spiral, barred spiral, elliptical, or irregular in shape.
- 星期日ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖˋSunday; the first day of the week, usually a day off.
- 星期三ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄙㄢWednesday; the fourth day of the week
- 彗星ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥa small icy body orbiting a star; develops a glowing coma and tail when near the Sun; historically seen as an omen of disaster or war
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