星 xīng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
星座
xīngzuò
constellation; zodiac sign
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Example phrases
- 在古代航海中，星座不仅用于辨认方向，也承载着神话和历法的意义。 Zài gǔdài hánghǎi zhōng, xīngzuò bùjǐn yòngyú biànrèn fāngxiàng, yě chéngzài zhe shénhuà hé lìfǎ de yìyì. In ancient navigation, constellations were used not only to identify directions but also carried mythological and calendrical meaning.
- 她喜欢看星座，每晚都会查今天的运势。 Tā xǐhuan kàn xīngzuò, měi wǎn dūhuì chá jīntiān de yùnshì. She loves zodiac signs and checks today's horoscope every evening.
- 天文学家研究了这些星座的位置和亮度。 Tiānwénxuéjiā yánjiū le zhèxiē xīngzuò de wèizhì hé liàngdù. Astronomers studied the positions and brightness of these constellations.
Related words
- 星期 xīngqī week
- 星期日 xīngqīrì Sunday
- 星期天 xīngqītiān Sunday
- 明星 míngxīng celebrity; star
- 星星 xīngxing star
- 卫星 wèixīng satellite
- 恒星 héngxīng star; fixed star
- 零星 língxīng scattered; sporadic
- 外星人 wàixīngrén alien; extraterrestrial
- 星级 xīngjí star rating; star level
- 星球 xīngqiú planet; celestial body
- 星系 xīngxì galaxy