Keyword
star
- planet
- a point of light
- Frequency
- #493
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
日 (sun) gives the meaning and 生 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
星期
week; day of the week; Sunday
明星
star; celebrity
卫星
(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
星
star; heavenly body; satellite; small amount
三星
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
星期一
Monday
星期六
Saturday
火星
Mars (planet)
星期五
Friday
星球
celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body
外星人
space alien; extraterrestrial
星星
(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
星际
interstellar; interplanetary
星期日
Sunday
恒星
(fixed) star
星座
constellation; astrological sign
行星
planet
星期二
Tuesday
星期四
Thursday
星期天
Sunday
巨星
(astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
星期三
Wednesday
星空
starry sky; the star-studded heavens
星光
starlight