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1.

Animated Stroke Order 星

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 星 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 星

星 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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星

星=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 星

星 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 星

Celestial bodies and space objects

In these words, 星 refers to a star, planet, or other celestial body.

恒星 • héng xīng • Star • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 星

星星 • xīng xing • (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky

HSK 3.0 · L4

xīng星

xing

7.

Example Sentences

yè夜

wǎn晚

de的

xīng星

xīng星

hěn很

Information

Pinyinxīng

Meaningstar; celestial body

Strokes9

Radical日

Traditional星

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#143

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄥ

UnicodeU+661F

CangjieAHQM

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日sun

The sun (日) giving birth to stars (生) in the sky — representing stars and celestial bodies.

héng恒

xīng星

Star

行星 • xíng xīng • planet • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xíng行

xīng星

planet

卫星 • wèi xīng • satellite; moon • HSK 6

HSK 6

wèi卫

xīng星

satellite; moon

星球 • xīng qiú • planet • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xīng星

qiú球

planet

Stars as famous people or ratings

In these words, 星 extends to mean a celebrity or a level of quality, like a star rating.

明星 • míng xīng • celebrity; star • HSK 5

HSK 5

míng明

xīng星

celebrity; star

星级 • xīng jí • star rating ; star-rated • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xīng星

jí级

star rating ; star-rated

Time and calendar (week)

In these words, 星 is part of the word for week and days of the week.

星期 • xīng qī • week • HSK 1

HSK 1

xīng星

qī期

week

星期天 • xīng qī tiān • Sunday • HSK 3.0 · L1

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xīng星

qī期

tiān天

Sunday

星期日 • xīng qī rì • Sunday • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

xīng星

qī期

rì日

Sunday

星

(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky

零星 • líng xīng • fragmentary; piecemeal; a small amount

HSK 6

líng零

xīng星

fragmentary; piecemeal; a small amount

星座 • xīng zuò • Constellation / zodiac

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xīng星

zuò座

Constellation / zodiac

星系 • xīng xì • galaxy

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xīng星

xì系

galaxy

外星人 • wài xīng rén • Alien / Extraterrestrial

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wài外

xīng星

rén人

Alien / Extraterrestrial

míng

明

liàng亮

。

The stars at night are very bright.

tā她

shì是

yī一

wèi位

yǒu有

míng名

de的

gē歌

xīng星

。

She is a famous singing star.

tā她

shì是

yí一

wèi位

zhù著

míng名

de的

diàn电

yǐng影

míng明

xīng星

。

She is a famous movie star.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

yán研

jiū究

bù不

tóng同

de的

xīng星

zuò座

。

I like to study different constellations.

Kē科

xué学

jiā家

zhèng正

zài在

yán研

jiū究

xīng星

jì际

tōng通

xùn讯

。

Scientists are researching interstellar communication.

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Characters pronounced "xing".

惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
邢xínga surname; an ancient state name
刑xíngpunishment, penalty
行xíngOK
醒xǐngwake; awake
形xíngform, shape, appearance

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Characters with radical "日".

曼mànlong, extended, vast; beautiful
暇xiáleisure, relaxation, spare time
昃zèto decline (of the sun); sunset
曜yàoglorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
晦huìdark; obscure; unlucky
时shítime; season; period

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