DICTIONARY
The Chinese word xing - 星 - xīng
(star in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
xīng
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English translations
star, heavenly body, minute things
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 星 ( xīng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of xīng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 星 ( xing / xīng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Jintian wanshang tian shang you hen duo xingxing.
Jīntiān wǎnshang tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō xīngxing.– English translation: There are lots of stars in the sky tonight.
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Character complexity
星 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)
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 ( hǎiwángxīng = Neptune (planet) ), 恒星 ( héngxīng = fixed star ), 彗星 ( huìxīng = comet ), 火星 ( huǒxīng = 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 ( shuǐxīng = Mercury (planet) ), 天王星 ( tiānwángxīng = Uranus (planet) ), 土星 ( tǔxīng = 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 ( xīngqīwǔ = Friday )
More words that mean star in Chinese
xīngxīng ( 星星 )
More words that mean heavenly body in Chinese
tiāntǐ ( 天体 )
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