hūn
xīng

archaic
technical
name

Meaning of 昏星

昏星 means evening star; Venus or Mercury as seen in the west after sunset in ancient China. Pronounced hūn xīng.

  • evening star; Venus or Mercury as seen in the west after sunset in ancient China

Definitions & Examples

dài
guān
xīng
zhě
jiāng
huáng
hūn
shí
fèn
de
Jīn
xīng
chēng
wéi
hūn
xīng
 

Ancient stargazers called Venus in the evening the evening star.

 
Hūn
xīng
 
 
chén
xīng
 
cháng
zhǐ
tóng
xíng
xīng
 
 
Jīn
xīng
 

The 'evening star' and the 'morning star' often refer to the same planet—Venus.

Zhè
shǒu
shī
miáo
xiě
de
hūn
xīng
 
wèi
zēng
tiān
le
shī
 

The evening star described in this poem adds poetry to the dusk.

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