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xīng

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xīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīng | xing1
English translation
star
satellite
small amount
star, planet; a point of light

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About xīng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

xīng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

sun

Etymology of xīng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

日生

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

shēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and shēng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using xīng

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měi 星期日 Xīng qī rì 不论 bù lùn qíng dōu huì 教堂 jiào táng zuò 礼拜 lǐ bài .

Rain or shine, I go to church every Sunday.

zài duō yún de 天上 tiān shàng , zhǐ Néng 看到孤零零 gū líng líng de 一颗星星 xīng xing .

In that cloudy sky only one lone star could be seen.

qiáo zhāo 布满 bù mǎn 星星 xīng xing de 天空 tiānkōng .

He looked at the starry heavens.

感恩节 Gǎn ēn jié 通常 tōngcháng zài 十一月 Shí yī yuè 最后 zuìhòu de 星期四 Xīng qī sì .

Thanksgiving Day is usually on the last Thursday in November.

yún 消散 xiāo sàn ,露出 lù chū le 亮晶晶 liàng jīng jīng de 星星 xīng xing .

The clouds cleared away and the stars shone very brightly.

Words with xīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xīng star xīng
星期 xīngqī week星期 xīngqī
明星 míngxīng star明星 míngxīng
卫星 wèixīng moon衛星
星球 xīng qiú heavenly body星球 xīng qiú
星座 xīng zuò constellation星座 xīng zuò
星星 xīng xing star in the sky星星 xīng xing
三星 Sān xīng the belt of Orion三星 Sān xīng
外星人 wài xīng rén space alien外星人 wài xīng rén
星期五 Xīng qī wǔ Friday星期五 Xīng qī wǔ
星期六 Xīng qī liù Saturday星期六 Xīng qī liù
火星 Huǒ xīng Mars (planet)火星 Huǒ xīng
星期一 Xīng qī yī Monday星期一 Xīng qī yī
星期天 Xīng qī tiān Sunday星期天 Xīng qī tiān
巨星 jù xīng (astronomy) giant star巨星 jù xīng
行星 xíng xīng planet行星 xíng xīng
星期二 Xīng qī èr Tuesday星期二 Xīng qī èr
星际 xīng jì interstellar星際
星期三 Xīng qī sān Wednesday星期三 Xīng qī sān
星期四 Xīng qī sì Thursday星期四 Xīng qī sì
球星 qiú xīng sports star (ball sport)球星 qiú xīng
流星 liú xīng meteor流星 liú xīng
星系 xīng xì galaxy星系 xīng xì
星空 xīng kōng starry sky星空 xīng kōng
红星 Hóng xīng red star紅星

xīng Decomposition & Compounds

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xīng Decomposition

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xīng Compounds

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  • xīng
    • xǐng , xīng , xīng , xīng , děng , qíng , , , , , , ,
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