xīng

common
noun

Meaning of

星 means star; celestial body that shines at night; celestial body (astronomy). Pronounced xīng.

  • star; celestial body that shines at night
  • celestial body (astronomy)
  • tiny particle; small fragment

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Xīng
xīng
mǎn
le
qíng
lǎng
de
kōng
 

Stars cover the clear night sky.

Xīng
luó
de
diǎn
zhuì
zhe
zhè
piàn
 

Lakes dotted all over the land look like stars scattered on a chessboard.

Yuè
míng
xīng
de
qiū
ràng
rén
gǎn
dào
níng
jìng
 

The autumn night with a bright moon and few stars feels peaceful.

Hái
zi
men
zhǐ
zhe
xīng
xīng
biàn
rèn
xīng
zuò
 

Children point at stars to identify constellations.

Xīng
guāng
tòu
guò
chuāng
jìn
le
fáng
jiān
 

Starlight filtered through the window into the room.